| Term | Definition |
| habile | clever |
| desemparer | to disable |
| mondain/e | wordly; refined; societal |
| manifestement | obviously |
| s'embuer | eyes filling with tears; fogging up |
| bafouer | to scoff at |
| entretenir | to maintain; to look after |
| epanouir | to open up (flowers bloom) |
| renverser | turn; pour; spill; overthrown |
| au fur et a mesure | little by little |
| se precipiter | to rush |
| accabler | to overwhelm; to be overcome; devestated |
| voire | indeed |
| s'en vouloir | to blame oneself |
| brouiller | to make something cloudy; to mess up |
| grenier | attic |
| la faille | flaw |
| un ressort | spring; oasis |
| par megarde | accidentaly |