| A | B |
| au hasard | randomly/haphazardly |
| doute | doubt |
| les arbustes | shrubs |
| emporter | to take |
| un troupeau | a herd |
| sagesse | wisdom |
| Ben! Voyons! | Oh come on! (like Duh!) |
| comme s'il s'agissait là d'une évidence | as if/like it was obvious |
| fautaisie | imagination |
| s'étirer | to stretch |
| pousser | to push/shoot/boost/grow/shove/force |
| brindille | twig/stick |
| inoffensif | harmless |
| s'il s'agit de... | if it consists of... |
| laisser | to leave be/allow/let |
| arracher | to dig up/grab/tear out |
| dès que | as soon as/immediately/once/when |
| le sol | the soil |
| (se) débarraser | to throw out/clear out/dispose |
| encombrer | to take up/clutter up/obstruct/clog/block |
| perforer | to pierce |
| les racines | the roots |
| éclater | to burst/explode/shatter |
| soigneusement | meticulously/neatly/carefully |
| s'astreindre | to subject/force oneself to sth |
| un paresseux/une paresseuse | a lazy person/sloth (animal) |
| ne...guère | hardly/didn't really |
| Je ne l'aime guère | I didn't really like it |
| le tou | the ton |
| s'égarer | to drift away/get lost/stray |
| avertir | to inform/warn |
| frôler | to graze/brush |
| valoir la peine | to be worth while |