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n. Forgetting directions right after hearing them.... more

n. The anxiety of not knowing "the real you".... more

n. A sneeze that tickles but doesn't come.... more

n. The mystery of what goes on behind the scenes of your social life.... more

n. Soft British Rail sandwich.... more

n. A momentary trance of emotional clarity.... more

n. The fear that you're no longer able to change.... more

n. Nostalgia for a time you never experienced.... more

n. The feeling of being stuck on Earth.... more

n archaic. Medieval joke with a drawbridge.... more

n. Remote acquaintance claimed as close friend.... more

n. Welsh hairdresser's excuse for bad haircut.... more

n. Sideways bristle on a cheap paintbrush.... more

n. Poor signature when formally identifying oneself.... more

n. Collector of old telephone directories.... more

n. Art of balancing shower taps.... more

n. Father's talk about facts of life.... more

n. A liqueur for the end of a long party when better drinks are gone.... more

vb. To adopt a Mexican accent for playing foreigners in amateur acting.... more

vb. Strong desire to swing from a bus's rear pole.... more

n. A pleasant nostalgic yearning.... more

adj. The cool side of a pillow.... more

n. Someone who skips washing certain kitchen items.... more

vb. To beat an expert by playing terribly.... more

n. Hidden pin in a new shirt that stabs you.... more

n. Suitcase part that snags on airport conveyors.... more

n. Still-standing ticket man on a merry-go-round.... more

n. A fart hoped to be discussed later.... more

n. Hidden puddle under a paving stone that splashes up.... more

n. Dispute between two gay men in a boutique.... more

adj. Stance when looking at bookshelves.... more

n. Identifiable anatomy in cooked meat.... more

n. Complainer about the word 'gay' being lost.... more

n. Person who interrupts to talk about themselves.... more

n. Waiting time in a camera shop.... more

n archaic. Ancient curse on Heathrow's land.... more

n. The sadness of being unable to convey a powerful memory to those who were not present.... more

n. Excuse for wounds from fixing bad haircut.... more

adj. Behavior of tape when tired.... more

n. Building that looks too big for the road from a bus.... more

vb. Waiters never having a pen.... more

n. The feeling of loss for not meeting someone before their death, leading to an attempt to know them through stories and memories.... more

n. The fear that learning the name of something will ruin its mystery.... more

n. A wistful omen of the first sign of autumn.... more

n. The state of feeling trapped inside your own subjective tastes.... more

n. Anger about an injustice discovered long after the fact, leaving you seething with awkward righteousness.... more

n. The sense that the future is arriving ahead of schedule.... more

n. The peculiar quality of never having chosen to be born, shared by everyone else around you.... more

n. The maddening sense that the world is too complex to even begin to understand.... more

n. The otherworldly aura of seeing recordings of a friend in early childhood.... more

adj. Wondering what our ancestors would think of all this.... more

n. The awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a different angle.... more

n. The weird loneliness of antiquated fads and memes and one-hit wonders.... more

n. The state of having lost all control over how you feel about someone.... more

n. The otherworldly atmosphere just before 5 a.m.... more

adj. Astonished to think back on the bizarre sequence of accidents that brought you to where you are today.... more

n. The desire to hold on to time as it passes.... more

n. A state of exhaustion with human cruelty, leading to appreciation for kindness and joy.... more

n. The moment you realize you are changing as a person, outgrowing your old problems.... more

n. Frustration with the slow process of getting to know someone deeply.... more

n. The sadness of forgetting sense memories of the departed.... more

n. Curiosity about the real people behind internet usernames and a technique in digital graphics to smooth the appearance of jagged pixels in low-resolution images.... more

n. The half-forlorn, half-escapist ache of a train whistle howling in the distance at night.... more

n. The melodramatic thrill of unrequited love.... more

n. The desire to see your memories in advance.... more

adj. Unable to settle the question of whether you're doing okay in life.... more

n. The state of not knowing how you truly feel about something, leading to self-analysis based on behavioral clues.... more

n. An activity loved since childhood that loses its enjoyment due to fanatics' obsession with technique.... more

n. The pang of loneliness felt after an intensely social event.... more

n. The fear that society is breaking apart into factions with nothing in common.... more

n. Fear experienced while leaving a loved one, uncertain if it will be the last time you see them.... more

n. A mysterious aura of loneliness felt in certain places.... more

n. A sense of weariness with long-standing problems and a desire for new challenges.... more

n. A musical flavor found in electric guitar solos that compels you to snarl, squint, and arch your spine like a yowling jungle cat.... more

n. The wish for a trial run of life before experiencing it for real.... more

n. A state of exhaustion with being told what you want to hear, longing for someone to challenge you to become a better person.... more

n. A conversation where everyone talks but nobody listens, each borrowing bits of others' anecdotes to build their own.... more

n. The malaise that results from having unlimited access to something, which only seems to drain away its value.... more