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closing(verb, adjective, approaching)
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comminatory(adjective, critical, forbidding, denunciatory)
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depending
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due(adjective, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising)
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fated(adjective, certain, obvious, planned, expected)
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following(verb, near, likely, possible, immediate)
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foreseen(adjective, expected, expectation, imminent, forthcoming)
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gathering(adjective, near, likely, possible, threatening)
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going to happen(expression, idiom, destiny)
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ill-omened(adjective, critical, warning, threatening, forbidding)
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in reserve(expression, idiom, destiny)
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inauspicious(adjective, threatening, menacing, unfavorable, intimidating)
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ineluctable(likely, possible, necessary, immediate, coming)
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inescapable(likely, possible, necessary, immediate, coming)
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lowering
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momentary(adjective, near)
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ordained(adjective, certain, near, expected, settled)
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predestined(adjective, near, expected, settled, doomed)
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resulting(verb, imminent, approaching, ensuing)
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subsequent(adjective, planned, expected, imminent, coming)
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