Struggles and Setbacks

elusive

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difficult to grasp mentally

undesirable

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

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not wanted or considered unpleasant

to neglect

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

to overshadow

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/ˈoʊvɝˈʃædoʊ/

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

breakdown

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

burden

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

deficiency

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/dɪ.fɪ.ʃən.si/ or /di.fi.shēn.si/

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an existing weakness or fault in someone or something

fail

noun

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a mistake or unsuccessful act

fault

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a wrong move or act

hurdle

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

inconvenience

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

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difficulties caused by something that makes one irritated or uncomfortable

malfunction

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a failure to function or work properly

mess

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

mishap

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a minor accident that has no serious consequences

odds

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circumstances that make it difficult to achieve something

oversight

noun

/ˈoʊvɝˌsaɪt/

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

setback

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

underdog

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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

phrase

/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː tɹˈʌbəl/

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to cause someone problems

not yielding the expected result

up against

phrase

/ˌʌp ɐɡˈɛnst/

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faced with a problem or difficult situation

in the face of

preposition

/ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌv/

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despite a challenging or difficult situation

at the expense of

preposition

/æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv/

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Collocation

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

Murphy's law

phrase

/mˈɜːfiz lˈɔː/

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

to walk a tightrope

phrase

/wˈɔːk ɔːɹ tɹˈɛd ɐ tˈaɪtɹoʊp/

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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