noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ casual
▪
To the casual ~, it would have looked like any other domestic argument.
▪ informed , knowledgeable ( esp. AmE )
▪ acute , astute , careful , close , keen , shrewd
▪ experienced , long-time , seasoned
▪ sceptical/skeptical
▪ sympathetic
▪ detached , impartial , neutral , objective , unbiased
▪ reasonable
▪ external , independent , outside
▪
Independent ~s will monitor the elections.
▪ trained
▪ foreign , international
▪ American , Western , etc.
▪ industry , legal , media , military , political
▪
Some military ~s fear the US could get entangled in another war.
▪ election
▪ human
▪ passive
VERB + OBSERVER
▪ send
▪
Observers were sent to check the conduct of the elections.
▪ attend sth as
▪ impress , puzzle , shock , strike , stun , surprise
▪
The suddenness of this move surprised ~s.
OBSERVER + VERB
▪ see sth
▪ note sth , say sth
▪ agree sth
▪ believe sth , think sth
▪ expect sth , predict sth
▪ attend sth
▪
The talks were attended by ~s from eight Arab countries and Israel.
▪ monitor sth
PHRASES
▪ status
▪
The country was granted ~ status at the summit.
▪ bias
PREPOSITION
▪ as an ~
▪
I attended the conference as an ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
an ~ of the American cultural scene
PHRASES
▪ lead ~s to conclude, suggest, etc. sth
▪
Difficulties in the housing market have led some ~s to conclude that house prices will fall dramatically.