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close(verb, adjective, adverb, characteristic, calm)
26
nigh(adverb, adjective, close, expected, likely)
22
at hand(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, close)
20
imminent(adjective, close, warm, way, planned)
19
approaching(adjective, preposition, close, like, warm)
18
approximate(verb, adjective, adverb, activity, close)
16
impending(adjective, close, warm, expected, likely)
15
coming(adjective, close, planned, likely, possible)
13
proximate(adjective, close, warm, apt, handy)
12
next(adjective, close, warm, parallel, expected)
12
immediate(adjective, close, warm, expected, likely)
9
expected(adjective, close, imminent, destiny)
8
looming(adjective, close, likely, possible, settled)
8
relative(adjective, close, like, fair, qualified)
6
in the offing(expression, adjective, idiom, close, expected)
6
close at hand(expression, idiom, adverb, close, round)
6
future(adjective, come, expected, imminent, coming)
6
instant(adjective, expected, settled, doomed, imminent)
5
comparative(adjective, close, reasonable, fair, qualified)
5
in prospect(expression, idiom, expected, settled, doomed)
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