There are several: examine, study, assay, investigate.
To overlook or observe closely
The homograph for "to observe closely" is "watch," while the homograph for "a timepiece" is also "watch." The meaning is differentiated by context in which the word is used.
A word meaning to work closely with someone is collaborate.
consider, speculate, observe, study
Scrutinise.
Quite nearly
compacted
watch, observe, see
The English meaning for the Kikuyu word mbimbiria is bible.
Metonymy is the process of replacing one word with another, closely related word. For example, in the sentence "The orders came from the White House", it can be assumed that the orders came from the President because of the close relationship between the two words.
followed closely /under observation
Another word for closely related could be: - Connected - Akin - Alike - Complementary - Correlated - Dependent - Enmeshed - Interchangeable - Interconnected - Interdependent - Interrelated - Intertwined - Interwoven - Like - Similar