crunch（金融の）

turnbuckle

tighten effect

tight bias《経済》〔基準金利引き上げなどの可能性が高い状況〕

help someone slim his waistline

"I heard that your proposal has been adopted. Congratulations!" "Now comes the difficult part. We need to get ready."

To control this Bubble Economy, as it came to be known, the government switched to a stringent tight money policy and instructed banks to minimize property-related loans."NIPO-055", "2542455"

Here he pursed his lips and looked so solemn and grand that Alice could hardly help laughing.〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ（独立行政法人情報通信研究機構）〕"_ALI2-06", "2319229"

To control the Bubble Economy, the government switched to a stringent tight money policy and instructed banks to minimize real-estate-related loans."NIPO-060", "2542454"

In an instant he was tense and alert, his eyes shining, his face set, his limbs quivering with eager activity.〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ（独立行政法人情報通信研究機構）〕"_DEVIL02", "2359775"

To control this situation, the Bank of Japan switched to a tight-money policy at the beginning of the 90's."A0000374", "2542456"

You won't need any other toners or lotions, and you'll save a lot of money on skincare.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2003年8月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT202037", "2578636"

The cream contains tourmaline, an active firming ingredient that permanently releases a weak electric current.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2003年6月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT200008", "2480098"

but never once did I see that sudden brightening of his eyes and tightening of his lips〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ（独立行政法人情報通信研究機構）〕"_DEVIL02", "2590675"

a global credit crunch

hold down spending

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.〔【tempered by warに関する補足説明】このwarは一般的な意味での戦争を指しているが、20世紀に生まれ、これからの国を担うケネディの世代は、第二次世界大戦と朝鮮戦争のふたつの戦争を経験したという歴史的事実を踏まえている。◆【disciplined by a hard and bitter peaceに関する補足説明】第二次世界大戦が終わり平和が訪れたものの、それは米ソが核ミサイルで互いを威嚇し合う厳しい東西冷戦の中で、辛うじて実現されている平和であることを表現している。◆【the slow undoing of those human rightsに関する補足説明】「もろもろの基本的人権が徐々に奪われていく」という意味。つまり、第二次世界大戦後に誕生した国々の中には、共産主義者によって国民のさまざまな自由が奪われている国もあることを指摘している。〕"USPIA35", "2394683"

corporate belt-tightening

want to have a firm body

credit tightening

tighten one's grip on party members

I just apply the cooling gel sheets to my stomach and thighs and the sheets gently squeeze my skin.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2003年4月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT198045", "2336832"

keep a stiff upper lip

A small quantity of yakumi improves the taste and adds flavor.〔【出典】『これがうまい』（ひらがなタイムズ編）◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA06-012", "2229942"

shift one's emphasis from the tightening policies implemented at the outset to an economic stimulus package

on the bit

stringent governmental policies

It's coffee time for me whenever I wake up in the morning, when I want something to sharpen myself up, and when I want to relieve myself of stress and relax.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2001年2月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT172070", "2384287"

You can wake up in the morning with the fragrance of "Hazelnut Cream" coffee, treat yourself to a mind-sharpener in the afternoon with the mysteriously stimulating "Spanish Coffee", and relax with the "Irish Cream" coffee when you need some healing time.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2001年2月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT172070", "2575533"

keep one's wits about one

brace oneself for someone's response

buckle oneself to（仕事などに）

gird up one's loins to

keep the oil market tight

keep abs tight〈話〉

abdominal crunch〔腹筋の引き締め運動の一つ〕

fiscal restraint

We need to be urgent about getting the trade deficit corrected.

tighten the money supply

be faced with a credit crunch

credit squeeze measures

delay one's transition to a tight monetary policy

reflect fiscal austerity measures