to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions
to be on the brink of death
to be on the brink of death
to urge someone to resign; to insist upon someone's resignation