| avaler | to swallow |
| proie | prey |
| macher | to chew |
| les grandes personnes | adults |
| laisser a cote | leave aside |
| ainsi | thus |
| s'est egare | was lost |
| tas de gens | group of people |
| vivre | to live |
| ameliorer | to improve |
| lucide | sane |
| une panne | wreck, break- down |
| a peine de | hardly |
| un naufrage | a castaway from a wreck |
| un radeau | raft |
| lever du jour | day break |
| la foudre | lightening |
| j'ai frotte | i rubbed |
| oser | to redo, redid |
| encombrant | bulky, cumbersome |
| un belier | ram |
| les cornes | horns |
| faute de patience | lack of patience |
| griffoner | scribble |
| demontager | to dismantle |
| pencher | to lean forward |
| j'entrevis | i caught a glimpse |
| lueur | gleam of light |
| il hochait | he nodded |
| un piquet | stake |
| je m'efforcai | make an effort |