| Term | Definition |
| to be sick, broke | andar mal de salud, dinero |
| to memorize | aprender de memoria |
| to make a good impression on someone | caerle bien a alguien |
| to make a bad impression on someone | caerle mal a alguien |
| to drop dead | caerse muerto |
| to change one's mind | cambiar de idea |
| to rely on | contar con |
| to be difficult for someone | costarle trabajo |
| to think so | creer que sí |
| to turn....years old | cumplir....años |
| to be due to | deberse a |
| to talk nonsense | decir disparates |
| to say yes | decir que sí |
| to drop | dejar caer |
| to sleep like a log (soundly) | dormir a pierna suelta |
| to earn one's living | ganarse la vida |
| to knock on the door | llamar a la puerta |
| to carry out | llevar a cabo |
| to get along with | llevarse bien con |
| to not get along with | llevarse mal con |
| to hold one's interest | mantener el interés |
| to die laughing | morirse de risa |
| to be good for nothing | no servir para nada |
| to pay cash A | pagar al contado |
| to pay cash B | pagar en efectivo |
| to call the roll | pasar lista |
| to have a good time | pasarlo bien |
| to have a bad time | pasarlo mal |
| to borrow | pedir prestado |
| to waste one's time | perder el tiempo |
| to agree | ponerse de acuerdo |
| to stand up | ponerse de pie |
| to behave | portarse bien |
| to misbehave | portarse mal |
| to pay attention | prestar atención |
| to look good on somebody | quedarle bien |
| to mean | querer decir |
| to taste like | saber a |
| to get a grade | sacar una nota |
| to take a picture | sacar una foto |
| to be a fan of | ser aficionado a |
| to be time to | ser hora de |
| to be one's turn | tocarle a uno |
| to sunbathe | tomar el sol |
| to pull someone's leg, to fool someone | tomarle el pelo a alguien |
| to be worthwhile | valer la pena |
| to go crazy | volverse loco |
| to agree with one | sentarle bien |