Close
Close noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: managed to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close
Day one
Day one noun - The point at which something begins.
Usage example: since day one of this project, we've always insisted that we would create the best product possible without any consideration of cost
Both terms in one sentence
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That's not some asspull like her powers tend to be, she's had this ability since day one but it only happens when she or someone close to her is in mortal danger.
Source: Spider-Sense - So one has to wonder how any of the people that get their Comps later on are able to defeat the demons that were summoned when they turn them on, assuming they would all be close to the main characters power at day one and the demons would be massively stronger then that.
Source: Underrated And Overleveled - In Overlord, the adult main character Momonga is already at the level 100 cap when he gets trapped, and he pretty much gives up on escaping on day one, preferring this new fantasy world over the life he left behind, with an unfulfilling job and no close friends or family.
Source: Spiritual Antithesis
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