de memoria	by heart / from memory	Es la única que lo sabe de memoria.	She is the only one who knows it by heart.	Ch 10
la culpa (tener la culpa)	fault (to be at fault / to blame)	Ella no tiene la culpa de nada.	She isn't to blame for anything.	Ch 8
hacer guardia	to keep watch / stand guard	Hacen guardia por turnos: dos despiertos junto a la puerta.	They stand guard in shifts: two awake by the door.	Ch 8
sin novedad	nothing to report	Tormenta. Cerramos todo. Sin novedad.	Storm. We closed everything. Nothing to report.	Ch 8
encargarse (de)	to take care (of)	Nadie puede salir de la plataforma; el mar se encarga de eso.	Nobody can leave the platform; the sea takes care of that.	Ch 6
medir (a alguien)	to size (someone) up	La está midiendo, piensa Alma.	He's sizing her up, thinks Alma.	Ch 9
responder por (alguien)	to answer for (someone)	Se queda, pero ella responde por él.	He stays, but she answers for him.	Ch 9
¿vale?	okay? / all right?	Te quiero. Pórtate bien, ¿vale?	I love you. Be good, okay?	Ch 1
hacer memoria	to think back / try to remember	Todos hacen memoria. Nadie encuentra nada.	Everyone thinks back. Nobody comes up with anything.	Ch 12
de rodillas	kneeling / on (one's) knees	El que reza está de rodillas contra la pared del fondo.	The man who prays is on his knees against the back wall.	Ch 11
siempre me he subido solo	I've always got myself up on my own	Yo me subo solo. Siempre me he subido solo.	I'll get up on my own. I've always got myself up on my own.	Ch 15
un palmo	a hand's width (about 20 cm)	Está ahí, a un palmo de la suya.	It's right there, a hand's width from his.	Ch 15