close to the wall; alongside the wall
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
at the window; by the window; next to the window
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
water's edge; beach; foreshore
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
moment to quit; way to quit
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
hairline; borders of the hair
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
mountain ridge; near a mountain
moment when blossoms fall; one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to be splendid; to be superb
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
shoreline protection or operations
water's edge; shore; waterside
border control measures (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
ball control; focus on the ball
base (of a stem, tree trunk, pillar, etc.)
on the verge of sleep; just after falling asleep