2
nigh(adjective, close, warm, near, handy)
2
outlining(verb, edging)
2
ringing(verb, edging)
2
terminal
2
terminating(verb, limiting)
2
trimming
1
abreast(adjective, close, warm, ready, near)
1
allowancing
1
along toward(expression, adjective, close, warm, ready)
1
alongside(adjective, close, warm, ready, near)
1
approaching
1
approximate(adjective, near)
1
around(adjective, close, warm, ready, near)
1
at close quarters(expression, adjective, idiom, close, warm)
1
available(adjective, close, warm, near, handy)
1
banking
1
beading
1
beleaguering
1
besieging
1
binding
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