Collocations for situation - noun

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

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.

arise, develop
We will deal with that if the situation arises.

improve | change | deteriorate, worsen
The situation is deteriorating rapidly.

in a/the ~
What would you do in this situation?

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.

beautiful, idyllic, pleasant

in a ~
located in a beautiful situation