| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a breath away from | Extremely close to. |
| 2. | a fraction from | Slightly short of. |
| 3. | a hair from | Extremely close to. |
| 4. | a heartbeat from | Extremely close to. |
| 5. | a little under | Slightly below a quantity. |
| 6. | a step away from | Very close to. |
| 7. | a whisker from | Extremely close to. |
| 8. | about | Approximately; nearly. |
| 9. | all but | Almost completely; very nearly. |
| 10. | approaching | Getting close to. |
| 11. | approximately | Close to an exact amount. |
| 12. | around | Approximately; close to. |
| 13. | as good as | Almost the same as. |
| 14. | barely short of | Only slightly below. |
| 15. | barely under | Only slightly below. |
| 16. | basically | Almost; in essence. |
| 17. | bordering on | Almost reaching or resembling. |
| 18. | broadly | Approximately; in general terms. |
| 19. | c. | Approximately, especially before dates. |
| 20. | ca. | Approximately, especially before dates. |
| 21. | circa | Approximately, especially for dates. |
| 22. | close enough to | Nearly able to. |
| 23. | close on | Nearly; approaching. |
| 24. | close to | Nearly; not far from. |
| 25. | close upon | Nearly; approaching. |
| 26. | coming close to | Nearly reaching. |
| 27. | coming up on | Approaching a time or amount. |
| 28. | days from | Close in time to. |
| 29. | effectively | Almost in practical effect. |
| 30. | essentially | Almost in basic nature. |
| 31. | getting on for | Approaching a time or amount. |
| 32. | give or take | Approximately; with small variation. |
| 33. | hardly short of | Almost the same as. |
| 34. | hardly under | Only slightly below. |
| 35. | hovering around | Staying near a level. |
| 36. | hovering near | Remaining close to. |
| 37. | in effect | Almost in practical reality. |
| 38. | in round numbers | Approximately, using simple figures. |
| 39. | in the neighborhood of | Approximately; around. |
| 40. | in the region of | Approximately; around. |
| 41. | just about | Almost; very nearly. |
| 42. | just short of | Slightly less than. |
| 43. | just shy of | Slightly less than. |
| 44. | just under | Slightly below. |
| 45. | like | Approximately; around. |
| 46. | little less than | Nearly; slightly under. |
| 47. | little short of | Almost amounting to. |
| 48. | loosely | Approximately; not strictly. |
| 49. | minutes from | Very close in time to. |
| 50. | more or less | Approximately; nearly so. |
| 51. | near | Almost; close to. |
| 52. | nearing | Coming close to. |
| 53. | nearly | Very close to happening or being. |
| 54. | nigh | Nearly; almost. |
| 55. | not far from | Close to; nearly. |
| 56. | not far off | Close to; nearly. |
| 57. | not far short of | Nearly reaching. |
| 58. | not much short of | Almost as much as. |
| 59. | not quite | Nearly, but not fully. |
| 60. | nudging | Nearly reaching an amount. |
| 61. | on point of | Almost about to. |
| 62. | on the brink of | Almost at the point of. |
| 63. | on the cusp of | Almost at a change point. |
| 64. | on the edge of | Very close to doing. |
| 65. | on the threshold of | Almost entering or beginning. |
| 66. | on the verge of | Almost about to do. |
| 67. | one step from | Very close to. |
| 68. | or so | Approximately; about. |
| 69. | poised to | Almost ready to act. |
| 70. | practically | Almost, for all practical purposes. |
| 71. | pretty nearly | Almost; very close. |
| 72. | pushing | Nearly reaching an age or amount. |
| 73. | roughly | Approximately; not exactly. |
| 74. | round about | Approximately; around. |
| 75. | roundly | Approximately; roughly. |
| 76. | running close to | Nearly reaching. |
| 77. | say | Approximately; for example around. |
| 78. | scarcely less than | Almost equal to. |
| 79. | scarcely short of | Only slightly below. |
| 80. | short of | Not quite reaching. |
| 81. | shy of | Just under; not quite. |
| 82. | slightly less than | Just under a quantity. |
| 83. | something like | Approximately; roughly. |
| 84. | somewhere about | Approximately; around. |
| 85. | somewhere around | Approximately; about. |
| 86. | somewhere near | Approximately close to. |
| 87. | there or thereabouts | Approximately around that point. |
| 88. | thereabout | Approximately that amount or place. |
| 89. | thereabouts | Approximately that amount or place. |
| 90. | to all intents | Practically; almost entirely. |
| 91. | verging on | Almost becoming or reaching. |
| 92. | very nearly | Extremely close to. |
| 93. | virtually | Almost entirely; nearly in effect. |
| 94. | well-nigh | Almost; very nearly. |
| 95. | within a hair of | Extremely close to. |
| 96. | within a hair’s breadth | Extremely close to. |
| 97. | within a whisker of | Extremely close to. |
| 98. | within an inch of | Extremely close to. |
| 99. | within moments of | Almost immediately before. |
| 100. | within sight of | Nearly reaching. |