[VOCABULARY]
á, to, at, on, by, with, from, in, within, according to; sign of the object after transitive verbs before a personal object, and often before any animate object; — impulsos de, moved by, overcome by; — lo largo de, along; — mas de, besides; — más y mejor, the best they could; the most possible; vying with one another; a — la media hora, within half an hour; — medias, half; — medio abrir, half open; al parecer, seemingly; — poco, in a little while; — poco de, shortly after; —los pocos minutos, within a few minutes; estar al ponerse, to be about to set; — propósito, suited, suitable, desirable; by the way; apropos; — lo que, as far as; from what; as; ¿— que? why? wherefore? al revés, backwards; — no saber, had I not known; — no ser, unless it be; — no ser por, were it not for; — solas, alone; — tientas, groping; stealthily; — través de, across, through; — vida, alive; al vuelo, flying; on the wing.
abad, m., abbot.
abadesa, f., abbess.
abajo, under, below; de arriba —, from top to bottom, from end to end.
abalanzarse, to rush upon.
abandonar, to abandon, desert, leave, let go, give up.
abandono, m., abandonment, abandon.
abanico, m., fan.
abarcar, to embrace, take in.