nail-biting

a nail-biting event or period of time makes you feel very nervous, usually because you are waiting for something important to happen (always before noun) The teams were very evenly matched and played a close game right up to the nail-biting finish.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Allanson	['ælənsn]
Maximilianus	-	Ancient Roman
Ken	[ken]
Bettina (2)	bet-TEE-nah	Italian
Iovianus	-	Ancient Roman
Timotheos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek