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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

2

to distract one's attention

2

bullet; shot; shell

2

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

3

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

5

not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong

1

to be plump; to be chubby

3

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

1

Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about

1

majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

1

to know (a person); to think

1

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

2

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

dilemma; predicament

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

how (can); by what means

2

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

3

in that way; like that; that way

2

only son

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

1

proud; lordly

1

to feel ashamed; to be abashed

3

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

to be photographed; to be projected

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

to get too skinny

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

2

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

3

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

long

1

attic; garret; loft

1

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

synopsis; outline; plot

2

in a good mood; cheerful

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

2

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

2

fit; spasm; attack; seizure

2

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

poison gas

2

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

1

oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

distant; cold; formal

3

double room; room shared by two people; shared room

1

chess

3