Mga Pakikibaka at Pag-urong

elusive

pang-uri

/ɪ.lu.sɪv/ or /i.loo.siv/

e

ɪ

l

l

u

u

s

s

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(mahirap abutin)

mahirap maunawaan

difficult to grasp mentally

undesirable

pang-uri

/ʌn.dɪ.zaɪɜ.rə.bəl/ or /an.di.zaiē.rē.bēl/

u

ə

n

n

d

d

e

ɪ

s

z

i

aɪ

r

r

a

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

(hindi kaaya-aya)

hindi kanais-nais

not wanted or considered unpleasant

to neglect

Pandiwa

/nəg.lɛkt/ or /nēg.lekt/

n

n

e

ə

g

g

l

l

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

(pabayaang)

balewalain

to fail to do something, particularly as a result of carelessness

to overshadow

Pandiwa

/ˈoʊvɝˈʃædoʊ/

(mangibabaw)

magtakip

to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant

breakdown

Pangngalan

/breɪk.daʊn/ or /breik.daoon/

b

b

r

r

ea

eɪ

k

k

d

d

o

a

w

ʊ

n

n

(pagkabigo)

pagkabasag

a failure in the progress or effectiveness of a relationship or system

burden

Pangngalan

/bɜ:rdn/ or /bērdn/

b

b

u

ɜ:

r

r

d

d

e

n

n

(dala)

pasanin

a responsibility or task that causes hardship, stress, etc.

deficiency

Pangngalan

/dɪ.fɪ.ʃən.si/ or /di.fi.shēn.si/

d

d

e

ɪ

f

f

i

ɪ

c

ʃ

ie

ə

n

n

c

s

y

i

(kahinaan)

kakulangan

an existing weakness or fault in someone or something

fail

Pangngalan

/feɪl/ or /feil/

f

f

ai

eɪ

l

l

(pagkakamali)

kabiguan

a mistake or unsuccessful act

fault

Pangngalan

/fɔlt/ or /fawlt/

f

f

au

ɔ

l

l

t

t

(kamalian)

kasalanan

a wrong move or act

hurdle

Pangngalan

/hɜr.dəl/ or /hēr.dēl/

h

h

u

ɜ

r

r

d

d

ə

l

l

e

(balakid)

hadlang

a difficulty or problem that must be overcome in order to achieve something

inconvenience

Pangngalan

/ɪn.kən.vin.jəns/ or /in.kēn.vin.yēns/

i

ɪ

n

n

c

k

o

ə

n

n

v

v

e

i

n

n

i

j

e

ə

n

n

c

s

e

(inconveniencia)

abala

difficulties caused by something that makes one irritated or uncomfortable

malfunction

Pangngalan

/mæl.fənk.ʃən/ or /māl.fēnk.shēn/

m

m

a

æ

l

l

f

f

u

ə

n

n

c

k

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(pagkabigo)

sira

a failure to function or work properly

mess

Pangngalan

/mɛs/ or /mes/

m

m

e

ɛ

ss

s

(kalituhan)

gulo

a situation with many problems or difficulties, caused particularly by someone who is careless

mishap

Pangngalan

/mɪs.hæp/ or /mis.hāp/

m

m

i

ɪ

sh

sh

a

æ

p

p

(aksidente)

insidente

a minor accident that has no serious consequences

odds

Pangngalan

/ɑdz/ or /aadz/

o

ɑ

dd

d

s

z

(hadlang)

pagsubok

circumstances that make it difficult to achieve something

oversight

Pangngalan

/ˈoʊvɝˌsaɪt/

(pagkakamali)

kapabayaan

a mistake made because of forgetting to do or not noticing something

setback

Pangngalan

/sɛt.bæk/ or /set.bāk/

s

s

e

ɛ

t

t

b

b

a

æ

ck

k

(pagsubok)

hadlang

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

underdog

Pangngalan

/ˈəndɝˌdɔɡ/

(nasa ilalim ng laban)

nanganganib

an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

to give somebody trouble

Parirala

/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː tɹˈʌbəl/

N/A

to cause someone problems

N/A

not yielding the expected result

up against

Parirala

/ˌʌp ɐɡˈɛnst/

N/A

faced with a problem or difficult situation

in the face of

Preposisyon

/ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌv/

(sa harap ng)

sa kabila ng

Collocation

despite a challenging or difficult situation

at the expense of

Preposisyon

/æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv/

(sa gastos ng)

sa kapinsalaan ng

Collocation

causing a negative consequence or cost to someone or something in order to benefit another

Murphy's law

Parirala

/mˈɜːfiz lˈɔː/

N/A

a principle stating that if there is a possibility for a bad thing to happen, it will happen

to walk a tightrope

Parirala

/wˈɔːk ɔːɹ tɹˈɛd ɐ tˈaɪtɹoʊp/

N/A

Idiom

Informal

to be in a situation where one has to be careful about every decision they make because even one mistake can pose a great risk