1. Las palabras problemáticas

2. To be cold (stating that a person feels cold)

3. Tener frío, sentir frío

4. To be cold (the characteristic nature of either a thing or a person)

5. Ser frío

6. To be cold (a cold state or condition)

7. Estar frío

8. To be cold (a statement about the weather)

9. Hacer frío

10. Cold (illness)

11. El catarro, el resfriado, constipado(a)

12. To catch a cold

13. Constiparse, coger un resfriado

14. Hot (in most cases)

15. Caliente

16. Hot (humid)

17. Cálido

18. Hot (heated)

19. Acalorado

20. Hot (spicy)

21. Picante

22. To be hot (weather)

23. Hacer calor

24. To be hot (a person feels hot)

25. Tener calor

26. To keep (retaining something in one’s possession)

27. Quedarse con

28. To keep (to store, to hold onto something, or to put something away for safekeeping)

29. Guardar

30. To keep (to have or possess)

31. Tener

32. To keep (maintain something in a certain state)

33. Mantener

34. To keep on

35. Seguir (+ gerundio)

36. To keep from (prevent)

37. Impedir

38. To keep up (maintain something in a certain state)

39. Mantener

40. To keep something occurring

41. Que siga(n) + present participle + object

42. To keep in shape (good physical shape)

43. Mantenerse en forma

44. To keep up with (keep up with the news)

45. Estar al corriente, quedar al corriente

46. To keep up with or to keep together (keep pace)

47. Mantenerse al ritmo de

48. To keep something from someone

49. Esconder, Ocultar

50. To keep quiet

51. Callarse, guardar silencio

52. To keep in mind

53. Tener en cuenta

54. To keep in touch

55. Mantenerse en contacto

56. Season (four seasons of the year)

57. La estación

58. Season (a span of time during which a specific activity transpires)

59. La temporada

60. To season (to add spices)

61. Sazonar

62. To be in season (time when food is ripe and available)

63. Estar . . .en sazón, temporada

64. Quiet (making no noise or not speaking)

65. Callado(a)

66. Quiet (still, calm, or unmoving)

67. Quieto(a)

68. Quiet (free of turmoil)

69. Tranquilo(a)

70. Quiet (not given to speaking- characteristic of person)

71. Poco hablador(a), de pocas palabras, callado(a)

72. In a quiet voice (hushed or low)

73. En voz baja

74. To save (to rescue)

75. Salvar

76. To save (to save money, to avoid waste)

77. ahorrar

78. To save (to store)

79. Guardar

80. To save time

81. Ahorrar tiempo

82. Save (except for)

83. Salvo, sino, excepto, a excepción de

84. To act (to perform)

85. Actuar

86. To act (to pretend)

87. Fingir

88. To act the role of

89. Hacer el papel de, desemplear el papel de

90. To act (in good or bad behavior, dealing with children)

91. Portarse

92. To act (in good or bad behavior, formal connotation)

93. Comportarse

94. To fail (not to succeed)

95. Fracasar

96. To fail (to fail a course or exam)

97. No pasar, perder, salir mal en

98. To fail (to fail someone in a course or exam)

99. Reprobar, dejar

100. To fail (to stop running or functioning suddenly)

101. Fallar

102. To fail (to do something)

103. No + verb

104. About (approximately and refers to clock time)

105. A eso de, sobre

106. About (approximately and comes before numbers other than time)

107. unos/unas

108. About (used with numbers and when no specific number is given; or when the notion of quantity is not at issue)

109. Más o menos

110. About (concerning)

111. Sobre, acerca de, de

112. Ask ( ask means inquire)

113. Preguntar

114. Ask for, to make a request

115. Pedir

116. Ask about

117. Preguntar por

118. Ask a question

119. Hacer una pregunta

120. Become (emphasis is on an active and deliberate effort)

121. Hacerse

122. Become (something which occurs in a normal and natural sequence over the course of time)

123. Llegar a ser

124. Become (largely unexpected nature of the change)

125. Convertirse en

126. Become (the change involves a relatively fast change in emotional or physical state)

127. Ponerse (+ adj)

128. Become (change is one in personality)

129. Volverse

130. Become (as a result of an event or action))

131. Quedar(se)

132. Become

133. Reflexive verb

134. Fine (fancy)

135. Fino(a)

136. Fine (payment)

137. La multa

138. Fine (delicate, subtle)

139. Sutil

140. Expensive ( price is too high)

141. Caro(a)

142. Expensive (price is high but it is with the expense)

143. Costoso(a)

144. Expensive (use in the sense of an arm and a leg to emphasize exactly how expensive something is)

145. Costar(le) un ojo de la cara

146. Country (nation)

147. El país

148. Country (fatherland, evoke a sense of patriotism)

149. La patria

150. Country (native land or area)

151. La tierra

152. Country (rural area)

153. El campo

154. Because (used when connecting two clauses)

155. Porque

156. Because (used to introduce a second clause when at the beginning of the sentence)

157. Como

158. Because (used when it is a preposition)

159. A causa de, por