hold tightly in English:

grip one’s attention

The attacker loosened his grip.

Becoming stupid or losing your grip in the world isn't an inevitable consequence.

Don't loosen your grip on the rope or youll fall

My mother gripped me and kissed on the forehead

Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.

The astronaut lost his grip on the wrench and all he could do was watch in dismay as it floated serenely away.

When an emotion grips you, you feel it very strongly. opanować [often passive] He was gripped by fear.

Pyongyang's iron grip on the lives of ordinary citizens is finally slipping

Maybe this is my opportunity to loosen his grip on the president

Grip - You might even already have your hand on the object. eg As the plane landed, Mary gripped Tom's hand. It was clear that he was scared, by the way he gripped the arms of the chair.

This car has much better grip than my old car.

The complicated plot of the novel gripped me and I couldn’t stop reading until I finished the book.

The President struggled to regain his grip on power. to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly

I have enjoyed all your books, but do you really get to grips with people?

The car stalled because you didn't step on the clutch.

He'll clutch at any straw.

She clutched his hand.

She was clutching a bottle of champagne.

To grasp (something) tightly is called to clutch

He died, clutching his stomach.

Push the clutch down with your left foot.

The preschooler clutched his mother tightly.

But Bell cannot be freed entirely from the clutches of the Bloomsbury set,

I took my foot off the clutch

She inserted the key, pressed the clutch and turned the wheel.

The lorry needs a new clutch.

Dudley had a crisp twenty-pound note clutched in his fat fist

He was desperatly clutching to the edge

Repeatedly slamming the clutch pedal, I somehow managed to get the clutch disengaged so I could just about drive for the time being.

She fastened the clasp of her necklace.

This clasp won't fasten.

He clasped Lindsay’s hand tightly.

with their hands clasped behaind their heads

There was also a red room in which another naked woman clasped her enormous breast.

Porter clasped his hands behind his head and grinned.

He gave my hand a firm clasp.