contagious (adj) – contagioso
Her laughter was so contagious that everyone in the room started laughing.

distinguish (v) – distinguir
It’s hard to distinguish between the two twins.

engage in (v phr) – participar en
Students should engage in more extracurricular activities.

evolve (v) – evolucionar
Technology continues to evolve at a fast pace.

industrialized (adj) – industrializado
Japan is one of the most industrialized nations in the world.

innate (adj) – innato
She has an innate talent for music.

origin (n) – origen
The origin of this tradition is unknown.

threatening (adj) – amenazante
The dog made a threatening sound.

adorable (adj) – adorable
That puppy is simply adorable.

apparent (adj) – evidente / aparente
It was apparent that she was upset.

assume (v) – suponer / asumir
Don’t assume he knows the answer.

bond (n) – vínculo / lazo
The sisters share a strong emotional bond.

bully (n) – abusón / acosador
The bully kept bothering the younger kids.

episodes (n) – episodios
I watched three episodes of the new series last night.

humorous (adj) – humorístico / gracioso
He told a humorous story during dinner.

purely (adv) – puramente / solamente
Her decision was made purely for financial reasons.

teased (v) – molestar / burlarse
The kids teased him about his glasses.

turn out (phrasal verb) – resultar / terminar siendo
It turned out that the test was easier than expected.

comedian (n) – comediante
The comedian made the whole audience laugh.

deliberately (adv) – deliberadamente / a propósito
He deliberately ignored my question.

essentially (adv) – esencialmente / básicamente
The two plans are essentially the same.

exaggerated (adj) – exagerado
She gave an exaggerated reaction to the news.

humorous (adj) – gracioso / humorístico
His humorous comments made the meeting more enjoyable.

logical (adj) – lógico
It’s a logical conclusion based on the evidence.

problematic (adj) – problemático
The new law is problematic for small businesses.

reality (n) – realidad
The reality of the situation was much worse than expected.

relieve (v) – aliviar
The medicine will relieve your headache.

victim (n) – víctima
The victim of the robbery gave a statement to the police.

belong (v) – pertenecer
Those books belong on the top shelf.

expectations (n) – expectativas
Her performance exceeded everyone’s expectations.

harmless (adj) – inofensivo
The prank was completely harmless.

inferior (adj) – inferior
This product is cheaper but clearly inferior in quality.

perspective (n) – perspectiva
Traveling gives you a new perspective on life.

relief (n) – alivio
It was a relief to hear that she was safe.

ridiculous (adj) – ridículo
The price they asked for the old car was ridiculous.

superior (adj) – superior
She believes her cooking skills are superior to his.

tension (n) – tensión
There was a lot of tension in the room during the debate.

threatening (adj) – amenazante
He spoke in a threatening tone.

Moreover – además
Moreover, the new system will save us time and money.

Furthermore – además / asimismo
Furthermore, the project will create new job opportunities.

In addition – además / adicionalmente
In addition, the teacher gave us extra practice exercises.

Incidentally – por cierto / a propósito
Incidentally, did you hear about the new café near campus?

By the way – por cierto
By the way, I saw your brother at the library yesterday.

The problem/trouble is that... – el problema es que...
The problem is that we don’t have enough time to finish.

On the other hand – por otro lado / en cambio
I like living in the city; on the other hand, it’s very noisy.

To put it another way – en otras palabras
To put it another way, laughter connects people.

Put simply – dicho de forma simple
Put simply, we can’t continue without more support.

In short – en resumen
In short, the meeting was a complete success.

To summarize – para resumir
To summarize, our plan focuses on quality and efficiency.