GENERAL/ABSTRACT-2nd PART- Definitions

Question 1

Very easily.

Answer 1

At the push of a button /ˈbʌtn/

Question 2

Said when you find a situation difficult or have had a bad experience.

Answer 2

Life’s a bitch (and then you die) -informal

Question 3

To put someone in a very difficult situation in which they have no choice about what they do.
In a helpless position; at someone’s mercy.

Answer 3

Have sb over a barrel -informal

Question 4

Face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something.

Answer 4

Be/come up against or hit a brick wall.

Question 5

In a basic way; fundamentally. /ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl.i/

SYNONYMS:
Chiefly, essentially, elementally, firstly, predominantly.

Answer 5

At bottom /ˈbɒt.əm/ UK formal