Terms for subject Informal containing a) close

English	Russian
a close-run thing	рискованное положение (см. close call Pickman)
bring to a close	закрыть гештальт (VLZ_58)
close a little	позатянуть
close a little	призакрыть
Cut it a little close	Времени в обрез до срока окончания (напр., проекта; We must get the project off the ground before the end of the year; otherwise, we’ll cut it a little close. APN)
it was a very close thing	совсем чуть-чуть (Andrey Truhachev)
it was a very close thing	совсем близко (Andrey Truhachev)
it was a very close thing	совсем рядом (Andrey Truhachev)
not having a close relation with	невхожий