| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | actuality | the real situation |
| 2. | affair | a matter or situation |
| 3. | arrangement | the way things are set |
| 4. | aspect | a particular side |
| 5. | atmosphere | the general feeling around |
| 6. | backdrop | the setting behind events |
| 7. | background | the situation behind something |
| 8. | balance | the state of forces |
| 9. | bind | a difficult position |
| 10. | case | a particular situation |
| 11. | challenge | a demanding situation |
| 12. | climate | the general surrounding situation |
| 13. | complication | a difficult added factor |
| 14. | condition | a particular state or situation |
| 15. | conditions | the factors affecting something |
| 16. | conjuncture | a combination of events |
| 17. | constraint | a limiting condition |
| 18. | context | the surrounding situation |
| 19. | crisis | a critical situation |
| 20. | deal | the situation or arrangement |
| 21. | destiny | the situation believed ordained |
| 22. | details | the specific facts |
| 23. | development | a new situation or event |
| 24. | difficulty | a hard situation |
| 25. | dilemma | a difficult choice situation |
| 26. | dynamic | the forces in a situation |
| 27. | economic climate | the economic situation |
| 28. | elements | the parts involved |
| 29. | emergency | an urgent situation |
| 30. | environment | the surrounding conditions |
| 31. | equation | the relation of factors |
| 32. | eventuality | a possible future situation |
| 33. | fact pattern | the relevant facts together |
| 34. | factors | the elements involved |
| 35. | facts | the actual situation |
| 36. | fate | the situation destined |
| 37. | fix | a difficult situation |
| 38. | fortunes | one’s changing situation |
| 39. | framework | the surrounding structure or context |
| 40. | hand | the situation dealt |
| 41. | happenstance | a chance situation |
| 42. | hazard | chance circumstance or risk |
| 43. | headwinds | opposing conditions |
| 44. | how things stand | the present situation |
| 45. | impasse | a deadlocked situation |
| 46. | issue | the matter under consideration |
| 47. | jam | a troublesome situation |
| 48. | juncture | a particular point or situation |
| 49. | landscape | the broader situation |
| 50. | limitation | a restricting condition |
| 51. | living conditions | the state of daily life |
| 52. | lot | one’s condition in life |
| 53. | luck | chance affecting a situation |
| 54. | makeup | the elements forming something |
| 55. | market conditions | the state of the market |
| 56. | matrix | the surrounding framework |
| 57. | matter | the situation at hand |
| 58. | mess | a confused situation |
| 59. | milieu | the social surroundings |
| 60. | mix | the combination of factors |
| 61. | moment | a particular time situation |
| 62. | occasion | a particular situation or event |
| 63. | odds | the chances involved |
| 64. | outlook | the expected situation ahead |
| 65. | parameters | the limiting conditions |
| 66. | pattern | the way things occur |
| 67. | picture | the overall situation |
| 68. | plight | a troubled situation |
| 69. | position | the situation someone is in |
| 70. | possibility | a possible situation |
| 71. | predicament | a difficult situation |
| 72. | problem | a difficult situation |
| 73. | provision | a stated condition |
| 74. | qualification | a limiting condition |
| 75. | quandary | a state of uncertainty |
| 76. | reality | the actual state |
| 77. | requirement | a needed condition |
| 78. | restriction | a limiting condition |
| 79. | scenario | a possible or actual situation |
| 80. | set of conditions | a group of conditions |
| 81. | setting | the situation or surroundings |
| 82. | setup | the way things are arranged |
| 83. | situation | the state of affairs |
| 84. | spot | a particular situation |
| 85. | state of affairs | the overall situation |
| 86. | status | the current state |
| 87. | stipulation | a required condition |
| 88. | surroundings | the things around someone |
| 89. | tailwinds | helpful conditions |
| 90. | tenor | the general character |
| 91. | term | a stated condition |
| 92. | the shape of things | the current situation |
| 93. | the way things are | the present reality |
| 94. | the whole picture | the complete situation |
| 95. | time | the period or situation |
| 96. | trouble | a difficult situation |
| 97. | variables | the changing factors |
| 98. | what’s going on | the current situation |
| 99. | where things stand | the current situation |
| 100. | working conditions | the state of the workplace |
