| Term | Definition |
| la vida real | real life |
| papá postizo | fake dad |
| Elnopapá | what she calls her |
| infeliz | unhappy |
| vivir un capítulo malo | living through a bad chapter in her life |
| féo y horrible | ugly and horrible |
| preferir | to prefer |
| historia de amor | history of love |
| truenos y rayos | thunder and lightning |
| mal humor | bad sense of humor |
| dar una bofetada | to slap (give a slap) |
| lágrimas | tears |
| preparar la mochila | to prepare the backpack |
| escribir un rescado | to write a message |
| el café de la estación | cafe station |
| llamada a papá | call dad |
| pedir una malteada | order a milkshake |
| aparato de musica | jukebox |
| jugar un flipper | play pinball |
| muchacho | boy |
| inviter un juego | invite to play a game |
| dueño del café | owner of the cafe |
| tipos como tú | people like you |
| ya no tener casa | i don't have a house |
| invitar a la casa | invite to the house |
| minúsculo | tiny |
| desordenado | messy |
| ojos hundidos y ojeras | sunken and baggy eyes |
| mejillas chupadas | sunken cheeks |
| drogarse | to drug one's self |
| cuchara | spoon |
| la jeringa | syringe |
| bromear | to joke |
| hacer chistes | to make jokes |
| moretones | bruises |
| estanque | pond |
| cuarto mugroso | dirty room |
| echar un ojo afuera | throw an eye outside |
| enfurecerse | to become furious |
| como si fuera una mujer grande | as if she were a grown woman |
| apenada | sad/ashamed |
| tratar | to treat |
| le faltaba | to not have |
| equivocarse | to make an error |
| revolver | to stir |
| la rocola | juke box |
| asilo | a safe place to stay |
| largarse | to clear off |
| el rostro | face |
| latir | what your heart does when it is afraid |
| el cerrojo | latch/bolt |
| fija | fixed |
| logró | managed to |
| un encendedor | lighter |
| agujas | needles |
| payasita | clown |
| lejan | far away |
| un aliento | a breath |
| colgar | hang up |
| no me atrevi | i didn't dare |
| agaradecerle | to thank him |
| una fogata | bonfire |
| en marcha | let's go |
| los grillos | crickets |