Precedes the key point of an explanation.

(Ireland or archaic) Something trivial, of no importance.

(LGBT, slang) A conceited person, usually a woman or a gay man.

A close call, a close shave, a close thing

The most important factor; the principle consideration.

Something genuine and of high quality, as opposed to an inferior imitation.

A branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture, borrowing from Heidegger's distinction between objects and things, which posits that an object becomes a thing when it can no longer serve its common function.

Free jazz music, as associated with the black civil rights movement.

(idiomatic) Something that has gone extinct or become obsolete.

To be reasonable or easy; used to contrast one simple or sensible option with one that is not.