Brilliant playing - with energy - but losing line in tense moment

• Close contest
• Very close game that could cause fans to ruin their manicures: Hyph
• It keeps you on the edge of your seat
• Game that goes into overtime, e.g
• Sudden-death game, say
• Tense situation
• Very close game, e.g.
• Line a bit misjudged by Republican - cause of tension?

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Nailbiter is an ongoing independent horror comic book series that was created by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson, with art by Henderson. The series is published by Image Comics and its first issue was released on May 7, 2014. As of May 2016 the series ...