abofetear

slap


acontecimiento

event; happening


acresponado

crimped


acuarela

watercolor


acurrucarse

snuggle


adiestramiento

training; skill-building


advertir

warn


aferrarse

hang on to


aguado

watered down


ajeno

distant


almendrado

almond flavored


altavoz

speaker


anidar

nest


animar

encourage


aniquilado

annihilated


aporrear

club; bludgeon


aro

hoop


arrinconar

corner


aullar

howl


austero

austere; bleak


bajo (el bajo)

bass (instrument)


baratija

trinket


bienestar

well-being


campestre

related to the countryside


carburador

carbureator


carroza

float (in parade)


coba

exaggerated compliment


combustible

fuel


complacer

please


corrediza

sliding


costura

stitch


cotorra

parrot


crepitante

crackling


criado

servant


cuenta bancaria

bank account


desafiante

challenging


despojado

bereft; having had something taken away


despreciativa

disdainful


disfrutar

enjoy


dispuesto

prediposed; willing


efigie en llamas

effigy in flames


empalagoso

sickly sweet


encerada

waxed


encomendar

order; give a task to


enterarse

find out about something


escurrir

drain; drip


esposas

handcuffs


estallido

explosion; burst


estremecimiento

shudder; shiver


felicitar

congratulate


finca

large farm; landholding


franja

swath; fringe


funda

cover; sheath


gruesa

thick


hacinado

crowded; stacked


herir

injure


hinchar

swell


imperdible

safety pin


inicua

iniquitous


inmiscuirse

interfere


lienzo

canvas


linterna

flashlight


malvavisco

marshmallow


mango

handle


maniqueo

extremist


merodeador

someone hanging around; loiterer


merodear

prowl; hang around


molinete

little wind mill; pinwheel


mustia

whithered


navaja

knife; razor


nave

ship


ondulado

wavy


otorgar

grant


pajarera

aviary; birdhouse


patrocinador

sponsor


patrullar

patrol


persa

Persian


pillar

catch out


pincel

paint brush


polis

police


porra

club


portada

front cover


predicador

preacher


ramalazo

sharp pain; burst of wind


rareza

oddity


rayada

striped


rebajarse

cringe


rebotante

bouncing


recapacitar

rethink


remolcador

tugboat; hitch


rencor

rancor


reojo

sideways


repleto

filled


retapizar

upholster


ridiculizar

make fun of


riendas (tomar las riendas)

take the reins


rollizo

buxom


sanar

heal


secuestrar

kidnap


sepultar

bury


sonsacar

elicit


suela

sole (of shoe)


supervivencia

survival


tallado

engraved; etched


tejido

weaving; tissue


tela

fabric


tilo

linden


trampa

trap


trastorno

upset


verja

gate


zarandear

shake