(v5r,vt) to bind firmly
to superintend
to bring to a finish
(v1,vt) to tighten
to press hard
(v1,vt) to compact
(v1,vt) (1) to screw up
to put the screws on (a person)
(2) to constrict (someone, something)
(n) time limit
closing day
deadline
(v1,vt) to tighten
to press hard
(exp,adj-i) not at all tense
relaxed
calm
(adj-i) slack
loose
lax
slovenly
sloppy
(v1,vt) to step firmly
to harden by treading
(n) cross choke
(v1,vt) to hug someone close
to hold someone tight
to embrace closely
(n) a narc(otics) squad
(n) (Japanese) Narcotics Control Law
(n) executive director
(exp) to pull oneself together
to get one's act together
to brace oneself
(exp) to economize in the household
to economise in the household
(n) monetary tightening
credit squeeze
credit crunch
(n) executive vice-president
(n) company president, with responsibility to represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
(n) firm build
well-knit frame
(exp,adj-i) not at all tense
relaxed
calm
(exp,adj-i) not at all tense
relaxed
calm
(adj-i) slack
loose
lax
slovenly
sloppy
(adj-i) slack
loose
lax
slovenly
sloppy
(n) poll closing
(exp,v1) to brace oneself
to focus one's energies
to focus one's mind
(exp,v5r) to constrict one's chest
to wring one's heart
to wrench one's heart
(exp,v5r) to constrict one's chest
to wring one's heart
to wrench one's heart
(n) application deadline
(exp) to supervise
to control