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 | dodgy {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [situation] | 372 heikel [Situation] |  |
 | muddled {adj} [mixed up] | 63 verworren [Situation, Information, Ideen] |  |
 | relatable {adj} | 33 ansprechend [da mit der persönlichen Situation vergleichbar] |  |
 | kittle {adj} [archaic] [difficult to cope with, situation or person] | 7 heikel [Situation oder Person] |  |
 | Unverified Dutch oven [vulg.] [forcibly covering one's better half's head with the duvet after farting in bed] | [Situation, in der man den Kopf der besseren Hälfte mit der Bettdecke zwangsweise einhüllt, nachdem man im Bett gefurzt hat] |  |
 | fucked up {adj} [vulg.] [e.g. situation] | beknackt [salopp] [unerfreulich, ärgerlich: z. B. Situation] |  |
 | continued and hardened {adj} {past-p} [fig.] | festgefahren [fig.] [Situation, Verhandlung] |  |
 | likely to lead to conflict {adj} [postpos.] | konfliktträchtig [Situation] |  |
 | make-or-break {adj} [attr.] | kritisch [Situation] |  |
 | living {adj} [attr.] [e.g. conditions, environment, processes, situation, standard] | Lebens- [z. B. Umstände, Umfeld, Prozesse, Situation, Standard] |  |
 | unbearable {adj} [heat, situation, etc.] | unleidlich [Hitze, Situation usw.] |  |
 | fucked up {adj} {past-p} [vulg.] [e.g. character situation] | verkorkst [ugs.] [z. B. Charakter, Situation] |  |
 | archi. RealEst. housing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. benefit, complex, estate, situation, unit] | Wohn- [z. B. Geld, Komplex, Siedlung, Situation, Einheit] |  |
Verbs |
 | to ease sth. [situation] | 175 etw. entspannen [Situation] |  |
 | to compound sth. [make worse, intensify the negative aspects] | 123 etw.Akk. verschlimmern [(noch) schlimmer machen, komplizieren] [ein Problem, eine Situation etc.] |  |
 | to leaven sth. [situation, atmosphere etc.] [elevated style] | 63 etw. auflockern [Situation, Atmosphäre etc.] |  |
 | to carry the message to Garcia [Am.] [dated] [idiom] | [einfallsreich und eigeninitiativ handeln in einer schwierigen Situation] |  |
 | to deliver the message to Garcia [Am.] [dated] [idiom] | [einfallsreich und eigeninitiativ handeln in einer schwierigen Situation] |  |
 | to take the message to Garcia [Am.] [dated] [idiom] | [einfallsreich und eigeninitiativ handeln in einer schwierigen Situation] |  |
 | idiom to have a tiger by the tail | [vor einer unerwartet schwierigen Situation stehen] |  |
 | to see sb./sth. through [e.g. a difficult time] | durchbringen [fig.] [z. B. durch eine schwierige Situation] |  |
 | to end up | enden [an einem Ort, in einer Situation etc.] |  |
 | to land up [coll.] [in a place, situation etc.] | enden [an einem Ort, in einer Situation etc.] |  |
 | idiom to hang sb. out to dry [coll.] | jdn. hängenlassen [ugs.] [in schwieriger Situation] |  |
 | idiom to hang sb. out to dry [coll.] | jdn. sitzenlassen [ugs.] [in schwieriger Situation] |  |
 | to want out [coll.] | rauswollen [ugs.] [bes. aus einer Situation, Bindung etc.] |  |
 | to be extremely impatient | verzwatzeln [regional] [ugs.] [(in einer bestimmten Situation) sehr ungeduldig und nervös sein, fast verzweifeln] |  |
Nouns |
 | egress [way out] | 543 Ausgang {m} [aus einem Raum, einer Situation] |  |
 | case [situation] | 188 Lage {f} [Situation] |  |
 | clarification [question, situation] | 171 Abklärung {f} [Frage, Situation] |  |
 | bummer [coll.] [frustrating situation] | 150 Horrortrip {m} [ugs.] [schreckliche Situation] |  |
 | bashfulness [on a particular situation] | 61 Verlegenheit {f} [in bestimmter Situation] |  |
 | shift [expedient] | 20 Ausweg {m} [aus einer Situation] |  |
 | trilemma | 8 Trilemma {n} [Situation mit drei unerwünschten Optionen] |  |
 | dilemma | 5 [Situation mit zwei unerwünschten Optionen] |  |
 | dumpster fire [describes a catastrophic or badly managed situation] [Am.] [coll.] | [beschreibt eine desaströse oder katastrophal gemanagte Situation] |  |
 | out-of-control situation | Außerkontrollsituation {f} [auch: Außer-Kontroll-Situation] |  |
 | acad. state of research | Forschungslage {f} [Forschungsstand, -situation] |  |
 | law situation in court | Gerichtssituation {f} [Situation vor / im Gericht] |  |
 | interview situation | Interviewsituation {f} [auch: Interview-Situation] |  |
 | conflict trigger | Konfliktauslöser {m} [Situation, Ereignis] |  |
 | the lay of the land [also fig.] | Lage {f} [Situation] |  |
 | Unverified fluidity [fig.] [variability] [of situation, plans] | Ungewissheit {f} [Situation, Pläne] |  |
 | awkward situation | Verlegenheit {f} [peinliche Situation] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | different {adj} [case, situation] | anders gelagert [Fall, Situation] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to to take a closer look at sth. | etw.Akk. genauer betrachten [bes. kritischer, z. B. Situation, Zustand] |  |
 | to end up in sth. | in etw.Dat. landen [ugs.] [z. B. in Situation, im Gefängis, vor Gericht] |  |
 | to ease into sth. [armchair, crevice, situation, etc.] | in etw. hineingleiten [Sessel, Spalt, Situation etc.] |  |
 | to snooker sb. into sth. [Am.] [get someone in a difficult situation] | jdn. in etw. hineinmanövrieren [jemanden in eine schwierige Situation bringen] |  |
 | to extricate oneself [from a situation] | sich herausretten [aus einer Situation] |  |
 | to find oneself [in a situation or place] | sich wiederfinden [in einer Situation, an einem Ort] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | lit. comic relief [stylistic device] | befreiende Komik {f} [in einer ernsten, spannenden, oder traurigen Situation] |  |
 | scanning, analysis, response, assessment method <SARA method> | SARA-Verfahren {n} [Situation erfassen, analysieren, reagieren und auswerten] |  |
 | changed situation | veränderte Lage {f} [Situation] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | idiom to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick [coll.] | das irgendwie missverstehen [ugs.] [Situation] |  |
 | to be peripheral to sth. [situation] | für etw.Akk. nebensächlich sein [Situation] |  |
 | to get completely embroiled in sth. | sichAkk. in etw.Dat. festrennen [fig.] [in einer Situation] |  |
 | to get completely embroiled in sth. | sichAkk. in etw.Dat. festrennen [ugs.] [in einer Situation] |  |
 | to come to terms with sth. [idiom] [reconcile oneself to sth.] | sichAkk. mit etw.Dat. arrangieren [z. B. mit veränderter Situation] |  |
 | to feel ill at ease | sich unwohl fühlen [in Situation] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | econ. win-win situation | Win-win-Situation {f} [eine Situation, bei der beide Seiten gewinnen] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | idiom to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick [coll.] | das völlig falsch interpretieren [ugs.] [Situation] |  |
 | to fall into the mire [archaic] [idiom] [get into an undesirable situation] | in die Suppe fallen [veraltet] [Redewendung] [in eine unerwünschte Situation geraten] |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | in the soup {adv} [coll.] [idiom] [in trouble] | in der Rue de la Caque / Gack [euph.] [hum.] [in der Scheißgasse: in einer schwierigen, unangenehmen Situation] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | to paint a gloomy picture (of sth.) [fig.] [e. g. of future events or a situation] | (von etw.Dat.) ein düsteres Bild zeichnen [fig.] [z. B. von zukünftigen Ereignissen oder einer Situation] |  |
 | idiom to leave sth. [a situation] well enough alone | etw. [eine Situation] (besser) so lassen, wie es ist |  |
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