YOU SAID:
I nearly went into the waterfront with Stanley and my friends.
INTO JAPANESE
私はスタンリーと私の友人たちとウォーターフロントに入ったところです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I just entered the waterfront with Stanley and my friends.
INTO JAPANESE
私はちょうどスタンレーと私の友人とウォーターフロントに入った。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I just entered the waterfront with Stanley and my friends.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.