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.