| festgefahrene Situation | impasse |
| verfahrene Situation | quandary |
| ausweglose Situation | Catch-22 |
| Ausgangssituation | initial situation point of departure starting situation |
| festgefahren | gridlocked |
| Defenestration | defenestration |
| gebundene Rotation | tidal locking |
| ausweglose Situtation | impasse |
| Sprechsituation | speech situation |
| stehende Ovation | standing ovation |
| Systemadministration | system administration |
| eingefahrenen Gleise | groove |
| Alltagssituation | everyday situation |
| Eisenbahnstation | railroad station railway station train station |
| Festveranstaltung | function |
| fester Stand | foothold |
| festhalten an | contend |
| festfahren | get stuck |
| Restaurantbesitzerin | restaurateur |
| Restauration | restoration |