Less Common but Useful

acercarse

to approach

acostumbrarse

to get used to

agradecer

to thank

aliviar

to relieve

alquilar

to rent

amenazar

to threaten

apagar

to turn off

aplaudir

to applaud

aprobar

to approve or pass a class

arrancar

to start up or pull out

arrepentirse

to regret

asegurar

to ensure

atravesar

to cross

atreverse

to dare

avisar

to notify

bañar

to bathe

burlarse

to make fun of

calentar

to heat up

cancelar

to cancel

castigar

to punish

charlar

to chat

comportarse

to behave

comprometerse

to commit

confiar

to trust

confundir

to confuse

conservar

to conserve or keep

consistir

to consist

contaminar

to pollute

convencer

to convince

corregir

to correct

costar

to cost

crecer

to grow

criticar

to criticize

cruzar

to cross

dañar

to damage

dedicarse

to devote oneself

descargar

to download or unload

desayunar

to eat breakfast

despedirse

to say goodbye

despertar

to wake up

destruir

to destroy

divertirse

to have fun

doblar

to turn or fold

doler

to hurt

durar

to last

echar

to throw or put

empujar

to push

encantar

to love

encender

to turn on

encargarse

to take charge of

esconder

to hide

esforzarse

to make an effort

fallar

to fail

fijarse

to notice

freír

to fry

gastar

to spend

gritar

to shout

hervir

to boil

huir

to flee

imaginar

to imagine

impedir

to prevent

invertir

to invest

investigar

to investigate

juntar

to join or gather

jurar

to swear

lanzar

to throw or launch

lastimar

to hurt or injure

luchar

to fight or struggle

mentir

to lie

merecer

to deserve

mezclar

to mix

montar

to ride or assemble

nadar

to swim

obedecer

to obey

oponerse

to oppose

ordenar

to order or organize

parar

to stop

pasear

to stroll

pelear

to fight

pesar

to weigh

quejarse

to complain

quemar

to burn

quitar

to remove

rechazar

to reject

recoger

to pick up

recomendar

to recommend

reemplazar

to replace

regalar

to give as a gift

respirar

to breathe

robar

to steal

romper

to break

saltar

to jump

secar

to dry

sonreír

to smile

soñar

to dream

subir

to go up

sufrir

to suffer

tirar

to throw

traducir

to translate

vestirse

to get dressed