1. -er, more, less, rather + than
2. -ior 시리즈 (prior, superior, junior, anterior, inferior, posterior, prefer) + to
3. as, so, tha same + as
4. rather than ≠more than
= instead of ~ 대신에
5. 비교급 강조 : much, even, far, still, a lot, a little, any, slightly, a bit (o)
more, so, very, a lot of (x)
6. at the latest 늦어도
sooner or later 조만간
no sooner A than B A하자마자 B하다
as soon as possible 가능한 한 빨리
as well as ~뿐만 아니라
more and more 점점 더
more or less 대략
more often than not 대개, 대부분의 경우에 = most of the time
would rather A than B A하느니 차라리 B하겠다
had better ~하는게 낫다
at least 적어도 = not less than
no better than ~에 불과한
no more than 단지 = only
not less than 적어도 = at least
not more than 기껏해야, 단지 = at most
no later than 늦어도 ~까지는
non the less 그럼에도 불구하고
all the more 전보다 더
much more ~는 물론이고 = still more
much less ~는 고사하고 = still less
without so much as ~조차도 없이
7. Tom is the brightest student
= Tom is brighter than any other student
= Tom is brighter than anyone else
= No one is brighter than Tom
= No one is as bright as Tom
