| juega un papel | plays a role |
| pañuelo con lunares | polkadot scarf |
| faceta | characteristic |
| ratos libres | free time |
| charlar | to chat |
| fuentes | sources |
| amores | loves |
| secuestros | kidnappings |
| soñaba con llegar a ser | dreamed of becoming |
| año escolar | schhol year |
| consejera | counselor |
| barrio | neighborhood |
| resolver | to solve |
| campamento | camp |
| plena | full |
| la cual | which |
| espacio | room |
| los que | those who |
| claves | clues |
| siguiendo pistas | following leads |
| comparte | share |
| placer | pleasure |
| con éxito | successfully |
| guía telefónica | telephone book |
| señalábamos | we picked out |
| te toca a ti | it is your turn |
| marcábamos | we dailed |
| un broma | joke |
| a carcajadas | out loud |
| se ponían | were becoming |
| aun más risa | even more laughter |
| la cuenta | the bill |
| aguantarnos | control |
| habíamos hecho | we had done |
| castigo | punished |
| propinal semanal | weekly allowance |
| habíamos gastado | we spent |
| desde | since |
| tontería | foolishness |
| malgastar | to waste |