[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Oftenstraits.(used with a singular verb)a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.", "Oftenstraits.a position of difficulty, distress, or need:Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed.Synonyms: plight , predicament , dilemma , pinch , exigency Antonyms: ease", "Archaic.a narrow passage or area.", "an isthmus."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["narrow:Strait is the gate.", "affording little space; confined in area.", "strict, as in requirements or principles."]}]