Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Halfwise

adj.
suddenly aware that you’re more than halfway through a vacation or semester or other positive experience, noticeably closer to the end than the beginning, as if someone had flipped your mental hourglass overnight, turning a rush of fun surprises into a trickle of last hurrahs.

Norwegian Bokmål halvveis, halfway.

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Dolorblindness

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Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Hanker Sore

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Jouska

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