to secure something so it cannot change
确保某事无法更改 (que ren mou shi wu fa geng gai)
"Let's lock in the reservation before the price goes up."
"我们在价格上涨前把预定锁定。" (wo men zai jia ge shang zhang qian ba yu ding suo ding)
to be the main focus of attention
to suffer the consequences of one’s actions
to refuse to give up or change your position
by chance; fortunately or unfortunately
to become too frightened to do something
a wrong or unfair decision by a court
