44
situation(noun, entity, business, state, action)
29
occurrence(noun, form, business, performance, action)
27
setting(noun, environment, surroundings, milieu, external forces)
26
incident(noun, business, performance, action, trouble)
25
event(noun, form, business, action, trouble)
24
conditions(noun, environment, situation, surroundings, instance)
24
occasion(noun, form, business, action, act)
23
environment(noun, form, fix, pass, position)
22
case(noun, feature, business, performance, action)
21
condition(noun, state, action, order, fix)
20
happening(noun, business, performance, action, act)
19
ambient(noun, adjective, environment, surroundings, milieu)
17
context(noun, action, environment, thing, condition)
17
environs(noun, environment, surroundings, milieu, external forces)
17
episode(noun, business, performance, action, trouble)
17
status(noun, state, action, characteristic, order)
15
circumstances(noun, state, environment, position, condition)
15
fact(noun, entity, action, act, part)
14
state(noun, order, pass, position, difficulty)
13
contingency(noun, form, action, fix, event)
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