| el único esperanza | the only hope |
| prometer | to promise |
| las gotas | the drops |
| estar satisfecho | to be satisfied |
| soplar | to blow |
| parecer | to seem |
| recoger | to gather up |
| ojalá + subjuntivo | hopefully |
| había sido destruído por | it had been destroyed by |
| el cartero | the mailman |
| el sueldo | the salary |
| firmar | to sign your name |
| la cosecha | the harvest |
| la fe | the faith |
| la tempestad | the storm |
| el granizo | the hail |
| meter | to insert/put into |
| equivocarse | to make a mistake |
| una moneda chica | a small coi |
| cuyo | whose |
| el correo | the postal service/the mail |
| el sobre | the envelope |
| afligirse | to get really worried |