les patins à roulettes: roller skates

très supérieur au premier: much better than the first one

récompenser: to reward

sembler brouillé(e): to be super muddled or confused

un câlin: a cuddle (same word as an adjective, ‘cuddly’)

le chômage: unemployment

l’angoisse: anguish, dread

au volant: to be behind the wheel

la fourgonnette: delivery van

à toute allure: full-speed

insensé(e): senseless, an insane person, a madman

se donner bonne conscience: clear one’s conscience

cogner: wallop, thump, knock into

à tout jamais: forever and ever

déborder (de): overflow, be too big for

envahir: overwhelm

je t’en supplie: i implore you

carrefour: crossroads, intersection

foudroyer: to be struck

grandes espérances: high hopes