| un assassin | an assassin |
| cependant | however |
| en somme | in short |
| coopératif | self-service |
| en soi | in oneself |
| un tréteau | a stand |
| un échafaud | a platform/scaffold |
| le sceau | the bucket |
| procurer | to get |
| fouiller | to search |
| avec dépit | spitefully |
| se tâter | to feel oneself |
| avoir beau | to try as one may |
| j'ai beau essayé | I tried in vain |
| mon rouge | my lipstick |
| de travers | the wrong way |
| se faire du mal | to hurt oneself |
| nuire | to do harm |
| approche-toi | come near me |
| gênée | annoyed |
| un bavardage | (a) chatter |
| interroge-moi | question me |
| fais voir | let's see |
| le dessin | the drawing |
| agaçant | irritating |
| se tutoyer | to use the tu form |
| avoir du goût | to have good taste |
| tu me plais | I like you |
| au bas de | at the bottom of |
| la moindre | not the least |