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