observation; survey; watching
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
leader; guide; mentor; coach
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
how; in what way; by what means
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case