窮 - hard up, destitute, suffer

narrow; tight; cramped

poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury

poverty; need; destitution

distress; wretched condition

dilemma; predicament

necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one

to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma

hardships and privations

to be at a loss for words

to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply

predicament

poor student (scholar)