紧张的孩子紧紧抓住妈妈的手不放。

The nervous child ___clutched his mother's hand tightly.

我的车离合器有点问题，换挡时感觉很费劲。

There's something wrong with my ___clutch, it's hard to shift gears.

在经济危机的紧要关头，公司成功扭转了局面。

The company turned things around in the ___clutch of the economic crisis.