on the edge of

adjacent adjoining neighboring

abutting bounding edging near skirting touching

next door

detached separate

apart far faraway

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

nigh well-nigh

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of