A surname.

Very nearly; everything short of.

You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.

Alternative form of close, but no cigar

(idiomatic) Such that the substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.

(idiomatic, originally US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite.

An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.

Used to show that the thing just referred to is not ideal or does not support the argument, but that the situation cannot be improved upon, or the speaker is unwilling to try.

(idiomatic) then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.

There is nothing someone can do to evade something.