Vocabulary

acabado - finish (cloth)

acudir - to have recourse, to attend, to run to

á las claras - plainly, clearly

apresto - size, also finish (cloth)

aprovecharse - to take advantage

bomba de doble efecto - double-acting pump

burlarse - to make fun of, to trifle with

chucherías - pretty trifles

convenir en - to agree to

engañifas - tricks

escandaloso - scandalous, shocking

granjearse - to win over

hacer ver - to show

herir - to wound, to cut (fig.)

mediar - to come between, to intervene, to take place in the meantime

no tener pelo de tonto - not to be an idiot

quitar - to take away

reducir á un mínimo - to reduce to a minimum, to minimise

saber á punto fijo - to know for certain

sospechar - to suspect

suave - soft, mellow, gentle

subsanar - to correct, to rectify

tacto - feel (n.), touch (n.)

voluntad - will, goodwill, favour