Background and Station

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Station and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Station" instead a noun "Background".

Station noun - The place where someone is assigned to stand or remain.

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Background and station are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Station".

original	original background	original station
single	single background	single station
actual	actual background	actual station
entire	entire background	entire station
Other adjectives: real, main, social, new, military, mysterious, different, Christian, medical.

In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, any time the player goes to work at a smithing station, an animation will play of the character doing various smithing tasks in the background while you're putting together or upgrading the armor, weapon, or jewelry in question.

Source: Forging Scene
At the tram station in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, most of the civilians in the background are wearing togas.

Source: Crystal Spires and Togas
This ends up occuring just as Sam walks into the police station for the first time, leading to one of background characters picking it up.

Source: Left the Background Music On aka: Sorry I Left The BGM On

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