Parler d’abondance = To speak extempore.

Abonder

Il abonde dans mon sens = He is entirely of the same opinion as I am; He has come round to my opinion.

Abord

Il a l’abord rude, mais il s’adoucit bientôt = He receives you roughly at first, but that soon passes off.

A (or, De) prime abord = At first sight; At the first blush.

Aboutir

Les pourparlers n’ont pas abouti = The preliminary negotiations led to nothing.

Absent

*“Les absents ont toujours tort” = When absent, one is never in the right.