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1. The walls close in on me.
2. A strong draft is getting in, close the door !
3. Today, foreign relations and domestic affairs are in close contact.
4. Don't go too close to the pond so that you won't fall in.
5. We had to close the windows so that the mosquitoes wouldn't come in.
6. The enemy can't close in on us so they can't do anything.
7. This tree is not even close to being the tallest in the parish.
8. It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake.
9. One of the greatest chapters in the history of western music came to a close with the death of Beethoven.
10. Then I slipped out the card (no water leaks out because no air can come in - the rim is too close to the table for that).
11. To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.
12. I was getting close to the summit, but there was a boulder in my way, and I was almost done in trying to get over it. Sometimes there were loose rocks all over the place, too.
13. Solar energy seems to offer more hope than any other source of energy, particularly because those areas most in need of water lie rather close to the equator and have a relatively clear atmosphere.
14. The Paris syndrome is a type of culture shock. It's a psychiatric term used to describe foreigners who start living in Paris, drawn to the image of the city as a center of fashion, don't adapt well to the local customs and culture, lose their mental balance and exhibit symptoms close to depression.
15. Those activities are developed in close collaboration with Member States.