Definitions:
pressure, strain; an awkward or difficult situation.

an arch, an archway; an arched or vaulted roof or canopy; the vaulted ground floor of a tower or fortified building; a covered passage or entry; (in later use) especially one leading off a street frontage.

to pinch, be constricting. also: to press or beat down. compare pend.

to depend on or upon.

to await conclusion or resolution.

to treat as pending; to postpone deciding on or attending to; to defer.