| almost | casi | 
| at that time | en aquel entonces | 
| balcony | el balcón | 
| bargain | la ganga | 
| by chance | por casualidad | 
| cash | el dinero en efectivo | 
| cheap/inexpensive | barato | 
| chores | los quehaceres | 
| cleaning | la limpieza | 
| credit/debit card | la tarjeta de crédito/la tarjeta de débito | 
| custom/habit | la costumbre | 
| daily | diario | 
| dressing room | el probador | 
| everyday | cotidiano | 
| expensive | caro | 
| frequently/often | a menudo | 
| furniture | los muebles | 
| hardly/scarcely | apenas | 
| home/fireplace | el hogar | 
| immediately/on the spot | en el acto | 
| late | atrasado | 
| like this/so | así | 
| now and then | de vez en cuando | 
| on purpose | a propósito | 
| on time | a tiempo | 
| quite/enough | bastante | 
| real/genuine | auténtico | 
| refund | el reembolso | 
| right away | enseguida | 
| solitude/loneliness | la soledad | 
| sometimes | a veces | 
| staircase | la escalera | 
| suddenly | de repente | 
| to boil | hervir | 
| to clean | limpiar | 
| to dust | quitar el polvo/quitar el polvo | 
| to find out/to check | averiguar | 
| to fry | freír | 
| to get ready | arreglarse | 
| to get used to | acostumbrarse | 
| to return (items) | devolver | 
| to ring the doorbell | tocar el timbre/tocar el timbre | 
| to run errands | hacer mandados | 
| to select/pick out | seleccionar | 
| to sweep | barrer | 
| to try | probar | 
| to try on | probarse | 
| to turn off | apagar | 
| to turn on | encender | 
| to vacuum | pasar la aspiradora | 
| to warm up | calentar | 
| unexpected | inesperado |