Within striking distance (of something) adverb phrase
I was within striking distance of the first place.
We are within striking distance of our objective.
Her house is within the striking distance of our school.
To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly
To close the door
Two places are very close to each other.
At a close enough distance to plainly hear when someone is calling or shouting one
Really close to something
Someone or something that tends to be unpredictable
Harry was always the joker in the pack at school.