17
backdrop(noun, place, set, show, situation)
14
setting(noun, place, environment, set, position)
14
context(noun, place, position, situation, outline)
13
environment(noun, place, feeling, position, experience)
13
experience(noun, action, understanding, knowledge, experience)
13
ground(noun, base, basis, medium)
11
history(noun, old, past, happen, foretime)
9
antecedents(noun, old, past, credentials, foretime)
8
canvas
8
framework(noun, experience, situation, outline, location)
8
preparedness(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
6
downplay
6
education(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
6
milieu(noun, place, environment, set, position)
6
scene(noun, performance, place, environment, set)
6
desktop
5
back(part, rear)
5
ambience(noun, environment, force, feeling, situation)
5
atmosphere(noun, environment, force, feeling, experience)
5
backcloth(noun, set, land, site, setting)
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