to become stricter with spending or policy
devenir plus strict avec les dépenses ou la politique (devenir plus strict avec les depenses ou la politique)
"The central bank decided to tighten up on lending to reduce inflation."
"La banque centrale a décidé de renforcer les prêts pour réduire l'inflation." (La banque centrale a decide de renforcer les pret pour reduire l'inflation)
to strengthen trade relationships between nations
to reserve part of your schedule for something
to try hard to achieve something you want
to become calm after being angry
to remove part of something with a tool or knife
to begin increasing again after a slowdown