ADJ
- general, overall, total, whole
- current, immediate, present
- international, local, national, world
- actual, concrete, real/real-life
- hypothetical, unlikely
- favourable, happy, healthy, ideal, privileged
- satisfactory, stable
- chaotic, explosive, fluid, unstable, volatile
- awkward, delicate, difficult, embarrassing, sticky, stressful, tense, tricky, uncomfortable, unpleasant, vulnerable
- I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday
- dangerous, hazardous, perilous, risky
- crisis, emergency
- alarming, bad, critical, deplorable, desperate, disgraceful, grave, intolerable, serious, terrible, tragic, unhappy
- catch-22, hopeless, no-win
- absurd, bizarre, extraordinary, ludicrous, novel, odd, paradoxical, ridiculous, strange, unique, unusual
- complex, complicated
- simple
- one-to-one
- social
- Do you feel awkward in social situations?
- strategic
- work
- domestic
- economic, financial, legal, military, political
- the international political situation
VERB + SITUATION
- bring about, create, lead to, result in
- be faced with, be placed in, encounter, face, find yourself in, get into
- I found myself in rather an awkward situation
- avoid
- grasp, take in, understand
- She found it difficult to take in the situation
- analyse, appraise, assess, consider, discuss, examine, judge, look at, review, size up, take stock of, think about, weigh up
- clarify, describe, explain, outline, sum up
- accept, face up to
- address, be in control of, cope with, deal with, handle, respond to, take control of
- learning strategies to cope with difficult situations
- ameliorate, defuse, ease, help, improve, rectify, remedy
- The peacekeepers are trained to defuse potentially explosive situations
- exploit, take advantage of
- He saw she was confused and he took full advantage of the situation
- lose control of
- affect, change, influence, transform
- aggravate, complicate, exacerbate
- Interfering now would only exacerbate the situation
SITUATION + VERB
- arise, develop
- We will deal with that if the situation arises
- improve
- change
- deteriorate, worsen
- The situation is deteriorating rapidly
PREP
- in a/the ~
- What would you do in this situation?
PHRASES
- the gravity/seriousness of the situation
- Given the gravity of the situation, I'm not surprised she's panicking
- a way out of the situation
- I was in trouble and I could see no way out of the situation
ADJ
- beautiful, idyllic, pleasant
PREP
- in a ~
- located in a beautiful situation