| Term | Definition |
| editorial (f) | publisher, publishing house |
| estímulo | encouragement, incentive, stimulus |
| presentarse | to turn up, to appear |
| durar | to last |
| borde (m) | edge, rim |
| al borde de la muerta | on the point of death |
| revisar | to go through, to look over, to check, to revise |
| presentar | to present, to invite |
| loma | hillock, hill |
| amoroso (a) | loving, affectionate, lovely, beautiful |
| físico (a) | physical |
| detenerse | to stop |
| por el contrario | on the contrary, on the other hand |
| contraer | to contract, to acquire |
| denominado (a) | named, called |
| debilitar | to weaken, to deteriorate |
| pulmonía | pneumonia |
| sobreviver (a) | to survive (something) |
| consistir (en) | consist (of) |
| envenenamiento | poisoning |
| atender (e->ie) | to attend to, to look after |
| pena | shame, pity, sadness, sorrow |
| gravidad | gravity, seriousness |
| aguja | needle |
| distinta | different, various |
| suero | serum, whey |
| fundamental | fundamental |
| ciclo | cycle |
| por el principio | from the beginning |
| conjuntamente | conjunctly, jointly |
| tratarse de | to be about, to be a question/matter of |
| atropelladamente | tumultuously, confusedly, helter-skelter |
| terminarse | to run out of, to come to an end |
| engrosar | to swell, to increase |
| pasar en limpio | to make a final copy |
| permiso | permission, permit, license |
| taimado (a) | crafty, cunning |
| recaudar | to collect |
| quedar más remedio que | to have no alternative/choice but to |
| acompañar | to go with, to accompany |
| a estas alturas | at this point, by now |
| campo | country, countryside |
| exigente | demanding |
| evasiva | loophole |
| bolsa de valores | stock market |
| mentirosa | liar |
| prueba | test, proof |
| paños clalientes | half-measures, band-aid solution |
| doler (o->ue) | to hurt |
| lastimar | to hurt |
| cumbre (f) | summit, peak |
| tibia | tepid, lukewarm, half-hearted |
| cera | wax |