1. I can’t give you a cast-iron guarantee.

我不敢打保票。

?cast-iron 鑄鐵的，堅固的，嚴格的

e.g. a cast-iron stomach 鐵打的胃，不論吃什么吃多少都沒事的胃

2. Tell me the unvarnished truth.

實話實說。

3. Stop fudging the issue.

不要回避問題。

4. I have to race against time.

我得搶時間。

?race against time 和時間賽跑，爭分奪秒，爭取時間

5. Who is the moving spirit?

誰是策劃者?

?moving spirit 策劃人, 策動人, 倡導者

6. I can drink them under the table.

我能把他們喝趴下。

?drink someone under the table 把某人灌醉

e.g. I knew they wanted to drink me under the table, but I sticked to my limits. 我知道他們想把我灌醉了，可是我就是不喝過量的酒。

7. My heart was palpitating with fear.

我害怕得心砰砰直跳。

8. Preserve your sanity.

保持理智。

9. I won’t let her slip through my fingers.

我不會錯過這么好的女孩。

?slip through one's fingers 從某人指縫中溜掉;錯過(機會)

e.g. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. 別讓你的生命總在依戀過去種種或是寄望未來中逝去。

10. It’s my pride and joy.

它是我的精神寄托。

?pride and joy 最讓人引以為傲的，感到驕傲和高興的人(事或物)