Miss Patton

to fan oneself

abanicarse

fan

abanico

to soften

ablandar

to hug

abrazar

to get near

acercarse

annotation

acotación

to increase

acrecentar

act

acto

to please

agradar

to keep back

aguantarse

to drown

ahogarse

to hang oneself

ahorcarse

hustle and bustle

ajetreo

dowry

ajuar

praised

alabado

cupboard

alacena

tree-lined avenue/poplar grove

alameda

soul

alma

pillow

almohada

reference

alusión

hardly

apenas

to take away

arrebatar

clean

aseado

to lean out/pop out

asomarse

to tie up

atar

to get in the way

atravesarse

to dare

atreverse

hail mary

Ave María

wall

barda

flare

bengala

wedding

boda

to erase

borrar

to slave away

bregar

vitality

brío

chain

cadena

to fall

caer

to rain a bit

caer algunas gotas

alley

callejón

personality

carácter

punishment

castigo

shush

chis/chitón

to shock

chocar

blind

ciego

to overflow

colmar

goldfinch

colorín

to agree

concordar

trust

confianza

to lead

conllevar

yard

corral

to sew

coser

gossip

cotilleo

maid

criada

cutlery

cubiertos