#mantenerse# to persist, hold one's ground

#maña# skill, shrewdness, diplomacy

#mañana# tomorrow; #la ——# morning

#marchar, marcharse# to go away, leave

#marido# husband

#martirio# martyrdom, torture

#mas# but

#más# more; #—— bien# rather

#máscara# mask; #baile de -s# masquerade ball

#matar# to kill