| Term | Definition |
| el asesinato | murder |
| la basura | garbage, trash |
| el combustible | fuel |
| la contaminación, la polución | pollution |
| la delincuencia | delinquency, crime |
| el desagüe | sewer, drain |
| el desecho, el desperdicio | waste |
| la droga | drug |
| la estasdística | statistic |
| la fábrica, la factoría | factory |
| el gobierno | government |
| la ley | law |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| la miseria, la pobreza | poverty |
| la pandilla | gang |
| el pulverizador | spray can |
| el residuo | by-product |
| el robo | robbery |
| el vertedero | dump site |
| el violación | rape |
| la vivienda | housing |
| agravarse, empeorarse | to become worse |
| cooperar | to cooperate |
| depender | to depend |
| dirigir | to direct, to moderate |
| echar | to throw |
| educar | to educate |
| fracasar | to fail |
| identificar | to identify |
| nacer | to be born |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| resolver (o --> ue) | to resolve |
| ambiental | environmental |
| cada | each |
| complejo | complex |
| grave, serio | serious |
| redondo | round |
| al menos | at least |
| aunque | although |
| dar pasos | to take steps |
| de ascendencia... | of... descent |
| de habla hispana | spanish-speaking |
| en lugar de, en cez de | instead of |
| hay que (+ infinitivo) | it is necessary to... |
| las personas sin hogar | homeless |
| ni aun | not even |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| todo tipo de | all kinds of |
| el arma | weapon |
| el asalto | assault, hold-up, attack |
| asesinar | to murder |
| el asesino | murderer |
| la huelga | strike |
| el ladrón, la ladrona | thief |
| la pena capital, la pena de muerte | death penalty |
| la prisión, la cárcel | prison |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| secuestrar | to kidnap |
| el (la) alcalde(-sa) | mayor |
| la campaña electoral | electoral campaign |
| las elecciones | elections |
| el (la) gobernador(a) | governor |
| postularse (para) | to run for |