circumstantial
adjective
relating to a particular circumstance
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adjective
used for saying what the situation really is, although its appearance or official description might be different
adverb
used for saying what the situation really is, although its appearance or official description might be different
adjective
a fateful action, event, or time is one that has an important and usually bad effect on what happens in the future
adjective, adverb, preposition
to be in a situation that is better/worse for you than another one
adjective
if a situation, problem, issue etc is undecided, no one has solved it or made a decision about it
adjective
something such as a problem or argument that is unsettled has not been dealt with successfully
adverb
in a particular situation
used for saying that a situation that did not start in a good way has ended in a way that is satisfactory or pleasing
used for emphasizing that although something may happen or may be true, another situation remains the same
used for saying that the real situation is the opposite of what you mention
in fact: used for describing the actual effect of a situation
used for telling someone that the situation is completely different from what they think
used for saying what prevents the situation from being different
used for saying what you will do if the worst thing that could happen does happen
whatever the situation is or will be
used for saying what would happen if the situation was exactly the way that you wanted it to be
if either of two things happens or is true
used for saying that the true situation is different from what has been said or thought
used for saying how a particular person, organization, event etc relates to the more general situation
used for talking about what you would do if you were in the same situation as someone else
in the situation that someone else is in
used for saying what will happen in a particular situation
used for saying that a situation has reached a very bad stage
used for emphasizing the progress that a situation is making
if a situation or feeling is on the boil, it is very strong or a lot of people are talking about it
in a completely different situation or position from the one you are used to
used for talking about the general situation
used for stating the second of two possibilities
used for saying what the situation really is when something different might have happened
because of the situation that you are in, which forces you to do a particular thing
if/when a particular situation happens
used for saying that you like, hate etc a particular type of situation or experience
used for saying that something is wrong or something bad is happening
used for saying that you must accept a situation that you do not like because you cannot change it
used for saying that a situation is becoming more complicated or mysterious
used when you are saying that a situation is so difficult that there is only one thing that you can do
used for saying that a situation is stupid because something important is being decided or controlled by something less important
used for telling someone that the situation is still developing and that you will provide more information soon
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