| el abalorio | bead necklace, showy article of little value |
| la altivez | arrogance |
| el cansancio | tiredness |
| el éxito | success |
| la fonda | small restaurant |
| el lazo | bow |
| la mariposa | butterfly |
| el naranjo | orange tree |
| la paliza | beating |
| el pasillo | hallway |
| el pendiente | earring |
| la pestaña | eyelash |
| el respaldo | back |
| el respaldo del asiento | back of the seat |
| el vagón-tranvía | car (of a train) |
| la zapatilla | slipper |
| las zapatillas de baile | dancing shoes |
| amargar | to embitter, to cause ill will |
| colgar | to hang |
| enfadarse | to get mad, to get angry |
| figurar | to imagine |
| parecerse | to look like, to resemble |
| soler | to usually (do, etc) |
| acurrucado | curled up |
| borracho | drunk |
| derrochado | squandered |
| descarado | shameless, impudent |
| desgarrador | heartrending |
| educado | educated, well-mannered |
| embobado | fascinated, stupefied |
| entumecido | numb |
| estrafalario | odd, extravagant |
| marchito | withered, faded |
| mimado | pampered |
| necio | foolish |
| oxigenado | bleached |
| plateado | silver |
| vacilante | unsteady, shaky |
| apenas | hardly, scarcely |
| como quien dice | so to speak |
| convertirse en | to become |
| dar pena | to feel sorry |
| de ninguna manera | in no way whatsoever |
| hacer confidencias | to confide in someone |
| !qué tipo más raro! | what a strange character! |
| tener un arranque | to have a fit |
| el ahorro | saving |
| el callejón | alleyway |
| el cerebro | brain |
| el holgazán | loafer |
| el ingenio | cleverness |
| la libreta | notebook |
| el malestar | malaise, indisposition |
| la mancha | stain |
| el mayordomo | butler |
| la mejilla | cheek |
| la partida de ajedrez | chess game |
| el perito | expert |
| la prisa | haste, hurry |
| el puerto | harbor |
| el trastorno | disorder, trouble |
| alargar | to lengthen |
| ambicionar | to aspire to, to have ambition for something |
| aplicarse | to apply oneself, to work hard |
| azotar | to whip |
| bromear | to joke |
| ceder | to give in, to yield |
| despachar | to dismiss |
| enloquecer | to drive mad, to madden |
| envenenar | to poison |
| malgastar | to squander |
| pillar | to catch |
| refunfuñar | to grumble |
| sospechar | to suspect |
| tartamudear | to stammer |
| amargo | bitter |
| arraigado | deep-rooted |
| entornado | ajar, open |
| seco | dry |
| testarudo | stubborn, obstinate |
| !al fin y al cabo! | after all! |
| cada vez más | more and more |
| cerrar el paso | to block the way |
| de un tirón | all at once |
| de un trago | in one gulp |
| encontrar méritos | to point out good qualities |
| estar harto | to be fed up |
| llevarle la corriente | to go along with |
| ?y qué hay? | and what of it? |
| señor rodriguex | el diablo |