Liesel is enjoying life now, she indulges in Hans' accordion playing and his painting projects. She enjoys Hans' company when he paints and when he plays the accordion during breaks
Zufriedenheit: Happiness: Coming from happy—enjoying pleasure and contentment. Related words: joy, gladness, feeling fortunate or prosperous
Ilsa sees Liesel and "waves" to her, in a way that signals a sort of forgiveness even as a result of knowing that Liesel is "stealing" books from her library
Verzeihung: Forgiveness: To stop feeling anger, animosity, or resentment. Related words: absolution, acquittal, mercy
Liesel, Hans, Rosa and twenty-two other people are crammed in a basement so that they can wait out the air raids. They wait in fear, as they do not know whether any of the bombs could land on top of them at any moment
Angst —Fear: An unpleasant, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Related words: terror, horror, panic, fright, alarm.
To pass time as the drill continues, Liesel reads The Whistler aloud to the rest of the group. This calms everybody down as it takes the air raid off their mind
Wort —Word: A meaningful unit of language / a promise / a short remark, statement,or conversation. Related words: term, name, expression
Frau makes a proposal to Rosa. Her proposal was in exchange for Liesel reading The Whistler to her, she would give Rosa her coffee rations. This could be an opportunity to right each other's wrongs
Gelegenheit — Opportunity: A chance for advancement or progress. Related words: prospect, opening, break.
A slew of Jews partake in the "Walk to Dachau". They are all miserable, fatigued, tired, and hungry, suffering from Hitler's rule. The atmosphere of the walk is also distressing as many Jews are dying along the way as a result of the fatigue and malnutrition
Elend — Misery: Great suffering, unhappiness, and distress. Related words: anguish, torment, despair, wretchedness, desolation.