Liisa ağlamak üzereydi.
- Liisa was on the verge of tears.
O, tam uyumak üzereydi.
- He was just on the verge of going to sleep.
Zavallı kedi açlıktan ölmenin eşiğindeydi.
- The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.
Tom açlığın eşiğindeydi.
- Tom was on the verge of starvation.