| el asesinato | murder |
| la basura | garbage |
| el combustible | fuel |
| la contaminacion | pollution |
| la delincuencia | crime |
| el desague | sewer |
| el desecho | waste |
| el desperdicio | waste |
| la droga | drug |
| la estadisitica | statistic |
| la fabrica | factory |
| el gobierno | government |
| la ley | law |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| la miseria | poverty |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la pandilla | gang |
| el pueblo | town |
| el pulverizador | spray can |
| el residuo | by product |
| el robo | robbery |
| el vertedero | dump |
| la violacion | rape |
| la vivienda | housing |
| agravarse | to become worse |
| empeorarse | to become worse |
| cooperar | to cooperate |
| depender | to depend |
| dirigir | to direct |
| echar | to throw |
| educar | to educate |
| fracasar | to fail |
| identificar | to identify |
| nacer | to be born |
| organizar | to organize |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| resolver | to solve |
| ambiental | environmental |
| cada | each |
| complejo | complex |
| grave | serious |
| limpio | clean |
| quimico | chemical |
| redondo | round |
| al menos | at least |
| aunque | although |
| dar pasos | to take steps |
| de ascendencia | of...descent |
| de habla hispana | Spanish speaking |
| en lugar de | instead of |
| hay que | one must |
| las personas sin hogar | homeless |
| ni aun | not even |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| todo tipo de | all kinds of |
| el arma | weapon |
| el asalto | assault |
| asesinar | to murder |
| el asesino | murderer |
| la huelga | strike |
| el ladron | thief |
| la pena capital | death penalty |
| la carcel | prison |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| el rescate | rescue |
| secuestrar | to kidnap |
| el alcalde | mayor |
| la campana electoral | electoral campaign |
| las elecciones | elections |
| el gobernador | governor |
| postularse | to run for |