Hard-pressed and In straitened circumstances

Hard-pressed adjective - Faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do.

In straitened circumstances and hard-pressed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In straitened circumstances" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-pressed".

In straitened circumstances adjective - Not having enough money to pay for necessities.

Hard-pressed and in straitened circumstances are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-pressed" instead an adjective phrase "In straitened circumstances".