No pasó nada

a propósito

on purpose

causarle buena/mala impresión a alguien

to make a good/bad impression on someone

como Pedro por su casa

with confidence, calmly

darle pena a alguien

to upset someone

desenredar

to straighten out, sort out

el día menos pensado

when you least expect it

estar conforme con

to agree with

feliz de la vida

happy as could be

meter preso

to put in jail

meterse en líos

to get into trouble

mirar de reojo a alguien

watch someone out of the corner of one’s eye

para colmo

on top of it all; as if that weren’t enough

por casualidad

by chance

por cualquier cosita

for any little thing

por si fuera poco

on top of it all

quedarse callado

to not say anything

sentir rabia

to be furious

tener remedio

can be remedied

tomarle el pelo a alguien

to kid someone

ahorros

savings

alcancías

collection boxes

amor propio

self esteem

andén (m.)

train, subway platform

bigotes

mustache

bolsón

book bag

bostezo

yawn

calcomanía

decal

cantante

singer

casualidad (f.)

chance

cierre (m.)

zipper

cintita

small ribbon (for girls)

codazo

a blow with the elbow

cohete (m.)

rocket

crisol (m.)

crucible

escritor/a (m./f.)

writer

etiqueta

label

exiliado, -da

one who is living in exile

fantasma (m.)

ghost

historieta

comic strip

hoguera

bonfire

huellas digitales

finger prints

manicomio

insane asylum

mechas

locks of hair

militar

soldado: soldier

parche (m.)

patch

ranura

slot

respaldo

back of a chair

revistas de historietas

comic books

semáforo

traffic light

táctica

tactic

tener rabia

to be angry

tetera

tea kettle

tijeras

scissors

trueno

thunder

uña

nail (fingernail or toenail)

valija

suitcase

aplastar

to crush

atravesar

to go through

atender a (ie)

to attend to, to help

brincar

to leap

conseguir

to achieve, obtain

delatar

to inform on somebody

derramar

to spill (out)

despedir a alguien

to let go, lay off (from a job)

encogerse

to shrink into one's self from cold

pestañear

to blink

ponerse a + inf

to start doing something

probar (ue)

to prove

resfriarse

to catch a cold

roncar

to snore

tejer

to knit

apurado

in a hurry

a tientas

andar or ir a; to feel one’s way

buenmozo (adj.)

good looking, handsome

pésimo (adj. or adv.)

terrible, terribly, dismal, dismally

predilecto

favorite

revuelto

messy, in a mess

rizado

curly (hair)

tieso

stiff, hard