ins and outs (?.)
- chain of circumstances
- chain reaction
- chapter of accidents
- circumstances
- concatenation of events
- context
- details
- environment
- existing conditions
- feast and famine
- full particulars
- minutiae
- particulars
- ropes
- set of conditions
- status quo
- total situation
- ups and downs
- vicious circle
- vicissitudes
- vicissitudes of fortune
- whole picture
