Vocabulary

apuro - straits, embarrassment
armas blancas - side arms
armas de fuego - fire-arms
atravesar - to traverse, to cross
campos - fields
cierre - lock-out
compensar - to compensate, to make good
darse a partido - to yield, to submit
disturbio - disturbance
enfurecido - furious (enfuriated)
furioso - furious (enfuriated)
enseñanza - teaching
escarmentar - to take warning
fracaso - failure
la fuente - the fountain, source
fuerza motriz - motive power
fundarse en - to base upon
huelga - strike (of workmen)
huerta - orchard
infinidad (una) - an infinite number
interior - interior, inland
limitar - to confine, to limit
mejorar - to improve
minero - miner
obrero - workman
orillas - banks of a river
palmera - date palm
población - villa, town
póliza de seguro - insurance policy
prescindir de - to dispense with
regadío - irrigation
rieles - rails
tal cual - as they are, as they were
tomar en consideración - to take into consideration, to entertain
turba - crowd (motley)
virtualmente - practically, virtually