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.

Occhiolism

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Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Nachlophobia

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Anthrodynia

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Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Fardle-Din

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