Chapter 4

Question 1

incursión

[a sudden incursion into enemy territory to obtain somth]

Answer 1

a foray

Question 2

una cosita/pedacito

[a small piece of tasty food]

Answer 2

a tidbit

Question 3

leñador

[person who fells frees and cuts them]

Answer 3

lumberjack

Question 4

lapida

[a large, flat inscribed stone standing or laid over a grave]

Answer 4

a tombstone

Question 5

codear

[strike smb with one’s elbow]

Answer 5

to elbow

Question 6

oculto/ocultar

[give smb a diff appearance in order to conceal its identity]

Answer 6

disguise

Question 7

abofetear

[hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object]

Answer 7

to slap

Question 8

vívido

[producing powerful feelings or strong clear images in the mind]

Answer 8

vivid

Question 9

de ida y vuelta

Answer 9

back and forth

Question 10

intelectual

[scholarly or rarefied in taste]

Answer 10

highbrow

Question 11

penitencia

[voluntary self punishment inflicted aa an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong]

Answer 11

penance

Question 12

encogerse de hombros

[raise one’s shoulders slightly to express doubt, ignorance or indiference]

Answer 12

to shrug

Question 13

gruñir

[make a low, short guttural sound]

Answer 13

to grunt

Question 14

superar, tener mayor peso que (algo, situaciones)

Answer 14

to outweigh

Question 15

echar

[throw smth somewhere lightly, easily or casually]

Answer 15

to toss

Question 16

pisar

[walk in a specified way]

Answer 16

to tread

Question 17

esquivar

[avoid smth or smb by a sudden quick movement]

Answer 17

to dodge

Question 18

asomarse

[look quickly, typically in a furtive manner]

Answer 18

to peek

Question 19

predecible o impredecible

[not expected]

Answer 19

predictable/unpredictable

Question 20

verbo de los relojes

Answer 20

to tick

Question 21

hacer su mejor esfuerzo

Answer 21

to do one’s best

Question 22

dejar escapar/decir bruscamente

[say smth suddenly and without careful consideration]

Answer 22

to blurt out

Question 23

dejar salirse con la suya

[to allow smb who has been caught doing smth wrong or illegal]

Answer 23

to let smb off the hook

Question 24

espinillas

[a small hard and inflamed spot on the skin]

Answer 24

pimples

Question 25

dedicar algo a alguien

Answer 25

to devote smth to smb

Question 26

estar en un aprieto

[to be in a problematical situation]

Answer 26

to be in a bind

Question 27

pensar dos veces en algo, tener dudas

[to doubt one’s thinking]

Answer 27

to have second thoughts

Question 28

terminar (haciendo algo)

Answer 28

to end up v/ing

Question 29

pedirle un favor a alguien

Answer 29

to ask smb a favour