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
Chichi	-	Western African, Igbo
Nikanor	-	Ancient Greek
Lachesis	-	Greek Mythology
Aapo	AH:-po	Finnish
Sabella	sə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Shiloh	SHIE-lo (English)	Biblical