(Nowadays) | = | In recent years; In recent times; Recently; Currently; Today |
(Besides) | = | Additionally; What's more; Furthermore; It is also true that, |
(As we all know) | = | It is well known that; It is generally agreed that; It is widely accepted / understood / believed that / It is generally believed that |
(hot topic) | = | a controversial issue; a contentious problem |
(get) | = | attain; receive; earn; make; |
(getting) | = | becoming; growing |
(got) | = | acquired; attained; received |
(big) | = | major; large; important; significant |
(more and more) | = | an increasing number / a growing / rising number (for countable nouns) / an increasing amount; a growing amount (for uncountable nouns); increasingly |
(just) | = | as few as (countable); as little as (uncountable) |
(good) | = | preferable; beneficial; effective; advantageous |
(bad) | = | undesireable; not preferable; poor; ineffective |
(a lot of) | = | many; a considerable number of (for countable nouns); a great deal / amount of / a considerable amount of (for uncountable nouns) |
(a lot) | = | considerably; significantly |
(really) | = | highly; notably; greatly; abundantly |
(thing) | = | situation; experience / factor |
(like) | = | such as |