| Term | Definition |
| la materia | subject |
| la mochila | backpack |
| el móvil | cell phone |
| el ademán | gesture |
| la Red | the Internet |
| la jaula | cage |
| el sendero | path |
| la lectura | reading |
| la conferencia | lecture |
| el truco | trick |
| la beca | scholarship |
| el chiste | joke |
| alcanzar | to reach, achieve |
| asistir a | to attend |
| aprobar | to pass |
| carecer | to lack |
| dictar | to give (a lecture=dictar una conferencia |
| empujar | to push on, to push out |
| encarcelar | to put in jail |
| matricular | to register in a school |
| el aula | classroom |
| el ala | wing |
| la enseñanza | teaching |
| el gesto | gesture |
| la cárcel | jail |
| adelantar | to get ahead, to but in a line |
| aburrirse | to get bored |
| depender de | to depend on |
| aprovecharse | to take advantage of (provecho=benefit) |
| preocuparse | to worry |
| proporcionar | to furnish, to provide |
| realizar | to fullfill |
| rechazar | to reject |
| suspender | to fail a class or an exam |
| fracasar | to fail something in life |
| soportar | to tolerate or stand something |
| superar | to overcome something |
| de repente | suddenly |
| no cabe duda | there is not a doubt |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| llevar a cabo | to carry out |
| desdén | disdain |
| desprovisto | lacking |
| imprescindible | to be essential |
| despojado | deprived of |