maelet
Tight; tightly; firm; strict; stern, sternly.
higpit
Be-keten mo ta maelet, itaben mapo-lot.
Tie it up tightly, it might get loose.
Piro kaministiran ang magpadayon amo ang maelet ig
mabaked tang pagto mi.
But you must continue with your faith being firm and steadfast.
Maelet tang toyon na ong mga ana nang indi tanira magalin ong
balay.
Her parting instruction to her children was strict that they
should not leave the house.