bajo, low; por lo —, in an undertone.

bala, ball, bullet.

balancear(se), to balance, sway.

balaustrada, balustrade.

balazo, shot, bullet-wound.

balcón, m., balcony.

balconcillo (dim.), little balcony.

Baleares, Balearic Islands (east of, and belonging to Spain).

balsa, pool.

banco, bench.