Flichtish

Flichtish

adj.
nervously aware how much of your self-image is based on untested assumptions about yourself—only ever guessing how you’d react to a violent threat, a sudden windfall, a huge responsibility, or being told to do something you knew was wrong.

North Frisian flicht, maybe. Pronounced “flik-tish.”

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Volander

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Anderance

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Altschmerz

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Eisce

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Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk