| A | B |
| essuyer | to wipe |
| le plafond | the ceiling |
| une oreille | an ear |
| le front | the forehead; brow |
| sursauter | to startle; jolt |
| effrayer | to alarm; frighten |
| un sanglot | a sob; sobbing |
| une grippe | a flu |
| supporter | to bear; tolerate; endure |
| la foule | the crowd |
| un cafard | a cockroach |
| le fantôme | the ghost |
| laisser tomber | to drop |
| neutre | neutral |
| puer | to stink |
| gonfler | to swell; become swollen |
| géant(e) | giant |
| le cachot | the dungeon |
| le parrain | the godfather |
| une puce | a flea |
| le bourreau | the executioner; torturer |
| la chauve-souris | the bat |
| coupable | guilty |
| maudit(e) | cursed; blasted |
| un achat | a purchase |
| (se) traîner | to drag; trudge; lie around; straggle |
| un cambriolage | a burglary; break in |
| le but | the aim; goal; objective |
| une poignée | a fistful; (door)handle; handful; grip |
| le plancher | the floor; flooring |
| le fer | the iron; weapon; blade; horseshoe |
| la marche | the step; marching; stair; walk |
| une infirmière | a nurse |
| pénible | painful; hard; troublesome; boring; trying |
| le remède | the remedy; medicine |
| une barbe | a beard |
| la gorge | the throat |
| accueillir | to welcome; receive; host; greet |
| prendre sa retraite | to retire |
| la nappe | the tablecloth |
| le dortoir | the dorm; the dormitory |
| la culotte | the underwear; panties |
| le manteau | the coat |
| chargé(e) | overloaded; busy; heaped; full |
| le chevalier | the knight |
| se douter | to suspect |
| un seigneur | a lord; master |
| un moine | a monk; friar |
| un foulard | a scarf (dressy more than for warmth) |
| le parfum | the perfume; fragrance; flavor; scent |
| une boule | a ball; globe |
| une chaîne | a chain; fetter; a channel (like on TV) |
| soulager | to comfort; give relief; salve; ease |
| le collier | the necklace; collar; ruff |
| la bague | the ring |
| doué(e) | gifted; talented |
| la taille | the waist; size; waistline; significance; figure |
| le foie | the liver |
| la séance | the session; meeting; showing (of a movie) |
| un juron | a curse; swear word |
| le renard | the fox |
| un piège | a trap; pitfall; noose |
| l'os (m) | the bone |