me serrer
To say "very close" in French, you would say "très proche."
fermer
Jeûner Hold fast in French would be 'tenez bien'
hold me close (to you) =κράτα με κοντά (σου) [krata me konta(sou)]
Fermer
près de
Tiens moi, serre-moi
« Mon cœur t'appartient. »
un jeu serré
Abysses or abyssal(e) are the French words close to the spelling you indicated.
I am not sure but it might be close to "pantos" because pants in French in "pantalon" and since French generates from Latin, the answer might be close.
attente