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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

short; brief

1

health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.); in terms of health; from a health standpoint; for one's health

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

4

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

1

suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)

1

newly appointed; inaugural

1

Roazen; Roosen; Rosen

21

branch manager

9

leading manufacturer

1

Maximilian

1

device

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

2

Germany

1

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

4

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

8

Ernst

4

human; humane

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

1

trade journal

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

4

to become desperate; to give in to despair

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

4

cousin (younger male)

1

revealing talk; insider talk; inside story

1

mother

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

5

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

1

elopement; running away with a lover

2

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

2

well, I must admit ...

1

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

4

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

1

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

(one's parents') home

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

1

branch office

2