Right now, immediately, without a second of delay — Peru's way of saying something needs to happen this instant. Al toque is the urgency of Lima packed into two words: when someone says al toque, they mean it's happening now, not in five minutes.

The embarrassment one feels when witnessing something ridiculous or shameful that another person does, even if that person doesn't care. This type of embarrassment can be worse than one's own.

Across Latin America, intense fear or extreme nerves — the kind that makes your whole body shake visibly. When you have la tembladera, your body gives you away completely.

To get lost in a vast open area, such as a pampa, without knowing how to get back or which direction to take. In Bolivia and Peru, 'empamparse' means to become completely disoriented in extensive open areas without visible references.