[2] con el santo fin de, with the exalted (solemn) purpose of.
[3] incondicionales (unreconstructed rebels) ... repartirse la república. An allusion to local revolutionary politics.
[4] Los perros levantaron las piezas, The dogs raised the quarry.
[5] por junto a mí, by my side. VARIANT: Junto a mí.
[6] cuerpo a cuerpo, on even terms; unarmed.
[7] la otra. Note that el otro, la otra, are generally used as correlatives of el uno, la una. Sometimes, as in this case, the latter are understood.
[8] hecha añicos, broken into bits. VARIANT: Hecha pedazos.
[9] Un minuto más y ..., Another minute, and ....
[10] ¡Ahora conmigo! Now (you must reckon) with me! VARIANT: Ahora te verás conmigo.
[11] encías hechas sangre, the gums (mouth) all bloody.