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31near — Synonyms and related words: about, about to be, abutting, accost, adjacent, adjoining, advance, advancing, all but, almost, along toward, already in sight, among, angustifoliate, angustirostrate, angustisellate, angustiseptal, anticipate, ape,… …
32nigh — Synonyms and related words: about, all but, almost, along toward, approach, approaching, approximate, approximating, arm in arm, around, as good as, aside, at close quarters, at hand, at next hand, beside, bordering on, burning, by, cheek by jowl …
33on the brink — Synonyms and related words: about to, at next hand, at the limit, at the periphery, at the threshold, bordering on, close to, close upon, hard on, marginally, near, near to, near upon, nearabout, next door to, nigh, nigh about, not far from, on… …
34on the verge — Synonyms and related words: about to, at next hand, at the limit, at the periphery, at the threshold, bordering on, close to, close upon, hard on, marginally, near, near to, near upon, nearabout, next door to, nigh, nigh about, not far from, on… …
35vergehen — ver·ge̲·hen1; verging, ist vergangen; [Vi] 1 etwas vergeht etwas geht vorbei, etwas wird zur Vergangenheit: Wie die Zeit vergeht! Ich muss jetzt wirklich gehen! 2 etwas vergeht etwas hört (allmählich) auf <Schmerzen, eine Wirkung> 3… …
36dusky — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shadowy] Syn. gloomy, shady, murky; see dark 1 , dull 2 . 2. [Dark colored] Syn. dark, swarthy, tawny, swart, ebony, sable, dark complexioned. Syn. dusky suggests a darkness of color or an absence of light, verging on… …
37verge — verge1 [ vɜrdʒ ] verb verge on phrasal verb transitive verge on something to almost be in a particular state: The test was so difficult it was verging on the ridiculous. a footballing talent verging on genius verge verge 2 [ vɜrdʒ ] noun count… …
38risque — rɪ skeɪ adj. racy, indecent, off color, verging on indecent ris·qué || rɪ skeɪ / riËskeɪ adj. racy, indecent, off color, verging on indecent …
39neighboring — adj abutting, adjoining, adjacent, contiguous, touching, juxtapositional; bordering, bordering on, verging on, connecting, next, backing up to; close, near, nearest, very near, at hand, close at hand, near at hand; proximal, proximate, verging on …
40borderline — /ˈbɔdəlaɪn / (say bawduhluyn) adjective 1. on or near a border or boundary. 2. uncertain; indeterminate. 3. (in examinations, etc.) qualifying or failing to qualify by a narrow margin. 4. not quite average, standard, or normal. 5. verging on… …
