Vocabulary

abacá - Manilla hemp
calcetines - socks
cáñamo - hemp
cancelar - to cancel
coger - to catch
conseguir - to succeed in
contado - cash
dificultad - difficulty
un dineral - a mint of money
encogerse - to shrink
equivocarse - to be mistaken
la gente - the people
mecanismo - mechanism, contrivance
medias - stockings, hose
ocurrir - to happen
perfeccionar - to perfect
persona - person
por mas que - however much, whatever
probar - to prove, to attempt, to try
(yo) pruebo - I try,
reconvenir - to reprimand
repasar - to look over
saber - to know
(yo) se - I know
(tu) sabes - you know
(el) sabe - he knows
(yo) sepa - I may know
(tu) sepas - you may know
(el) sepa - he may know
ser menester - to be necessary
telefonear - to telephone
trabajo - work
yute - jute