S: (n) situation, state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time) "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
S: (n) absurd, the absurd (a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless) "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
S: (n) acceptance (the state of being acceptable and accepted) "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
S: (n) ballgame, new ballgame (a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation) "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame"
S: (n) challenge (a demanding or stimulating situation) "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
S: (n) intestacy (the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will)
S: (n) picture, scene (a situation treated as an observable object) "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
S: (n) size, size of it (the actual state of affairs) "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
S: (n) square one (the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail) "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"