los pecados
sins
aldeano
from a village
retratar
to paint/ portray
sumiso
submissive/ obedient
prometido
novio
las monjas
nuns
internado
board (at school)
coser
to sew
encumbrar
to praise/ extoll
torpe
inept/ clumsy
asentado
established/ settled
impía
ungodly
una bandera
flag
ahogarse
to drown
postulados (m)
postulations/ hypothesis
to rescue
rescatar
un brote
an outbreak
de plano
plain and simple
surveys
las encuestas
acoger/ acogerse
to accept/embrace/ to take refuge