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.

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Scabulous

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Allope

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Exulansis

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Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Nullness

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