a medida que

as


a rastras

dragging


ahogarse

drown


ajetreo

hustle


anchoa

anchovy


apenas

scarcely; barely


arrancar

pull out; yank


arrecife

reef


atardecer

sunset


aumentar

increase


bondad

kindness; goodness


boya

buoy


bulevares

boulevards


bunganvillas

bouganvilleia flower


callado

quiet; silent


canario

canary


capa

layer


catre

cot


cenizas

ashes


cera

wax


cerilla

match


chucho

mutt


cinta

ribbon


coco

coconut


cojera

lameness


colgar

hang


columpio

swing


comedido

restrained


condenar

condemn


costilla

rib


cuezo (cocer)

cook


dentadura

set of teeth


desarmado

disarmed


descalzo

barefoot


desmentir

belie


despegarse

take off; unstick


desperdiciar

waste


doblado

bent over; doubled over


dominical

on Sundays


embarcar

embark


empapar

soak; drench


enmohecido

moldy


envenenar

poison


envuelto

wrapped up


espeso

thick


espina dorsal

spine


estropeado

damaged; messed up


fango

mud


febril

feverish


frotar

rub


gaviota

seagull


girar

turn; spin


grano

kernel


hacerle gracia

seem funny to someone


hambrientos

hungry


heliconia

a kind of flower


herido

wounded


hibiscos

hibiscus flower


hierro

iron


huir

flee; run away


impregnado

saturated


inamovible

immovable


incrustado

embedded; inlaid


inflado

inflated; blown up


insalubre

unhealthy


intrigante

intriguing


jaula

cage


labrado

wrought (iron)


luna de miel

honeymoon


manazas

paw


masa

mass (of something)


matriz

womb


mitigar

mitigate


molinillos

little wind mills' pinwheels


negarse

refuse


oscurecer

get dark


partirse

break in two (or more pieces)


pavo real (azul)

peacock (shade of blue like color of peacock feathers)


poroso

porous


prender

light; turn on


puerto

port


quemarse

burn up


rastro

trace


relleno

filled; stuffed


restallar

cracked


rocosa

rocky


sacar fuerzas

gather strength


saquear

loot


sellar

seal


soler (suele)

to be in habit of


sombrilla

umbrella; parasol


soplo

gust of wind; breath


tragar

swallow


traicionar

betray


trapo

rag


trenzado

braided


trocito (trozo)

small piece


valerse

make use of


vendaje

bandage


veneno

poison


violar

rape


volante

flywheel


volverse

become; turn into


vuelco

upset