| A | B |
| blesser / se blesser | to injure / to injure(hurt) oneself |
| se méfier (de) | to watch out for / to be wary of |
| un crochet | hook |
| le seuil | threshold / doorstep |
| un paroi | side / wall / surface |
| le couloir | hallway / corridor |
| épais / épaisse | thick |
| un sifflet / siffler | whistle / to whistle |
| un verrou | bolt / deadlock |
| demeurer | to reside / remain |
| des pantoufles (m) | slippers |
| plutôt | rather |
| soigneusement | carefully |
| sage | well-behaved / wise |
| rusé(e) | clever / cunning |
| le brouillard | fog |
| veiller sur | to watch over |
| durer | to last |
| déranger | to disturb |
| contre | against |
| vers | towards |
| se précipiter | to hurry |
| l'aube | dawn |
| se dérouler | to take place / to unfold |
| dehors | outside |
| un soupir / soupirer | sigh / to sigh |
| une piste | trail / track |
| fuir | to flee |
| supplier | to beg |
| imprimer | to print |
| désormais | from now on |
| donc | so / therefore |
| montrer | to show |
| la rive | bank, side, edge (of river) |
| net / nette | clear / clear-cut / neat |
| tenter de | to attempt / try / give a go |
| un abri | shelter |
| lancer | to throw / launch / fire |
| mordre | to bite |
| balayer / un balai | to sweep / broom |
| au cas où | in case of / in the event of |
| les jumelles | binoculars |
| grâce à | thanks to / through / by means of |
| une vague | wave |
| le sien / la sienne | his / hers |
| le fleuve | river |
| le moyen | way / mode / means (pl) / average |
| quant à | as for |
| un don | gift / donation |
| débarquer | to land / unload / disembark |