like: close (to) → →
put one’s mouth close to someone’s ears and whisper something ☊ 
ghé tai ☊ near, close to (place, time) ☊ gần ☊ about to die, close to death ☊ gần chết ☊ nearby, close to one’s home ☊ gần nhà ☊ to sit close to each other ☊ ngồi sát nhau ☊ the house is close to a field ☊ nhà ở áp cánh đồng ☊ to be very close to somebody, be very intimate with somebody ☊ như chân với tay ☊ to be close to each other, be good friends ☊ thân nhau ☊ (1) easy-going, lacksidasical (2) to speak with a weak voice (as one close to death) ☊
thều thào ☊ pressed close to the ground ☊ ép sát xuống đất ☊