how things are

action case plight position quality situation status

ballgame estate happening mode order posture predicament rank repair reputation riff scene shape sphere spot standing state trim

how it goes how things stack up lay of the land like it is size of it state of affairs status quo way things are way things shape up where it's at

existence matter phenomenon real world realism sensibility truth

absoluteness actuality authenticity being certainty concreteness corporeality deed entity genuineness materiality object palpability perceptibility presence realness solidity substance substantiality substantive tangibility validity verisimilitude verity

bottom line brass tacks like it is name of the game nuts and bolts way of it what's what

abstract concept falseness idea

belief fantasy hypothesis imagination theory