Useful CET-4 frequently used phrases

A series
First of all, especially
After all
Ahead of before...
Ahead of time in advance
All at once suddenly, at the same time
All but almost; except... all
All of a sudden suddenly
All over
All Over Again, again
All the time, always
All the same is still
As for regards
Anything but not at all
As a matter of fact actually
Apart from except... (with/)
As a rule generally, as shown in the following example:
As a result (of), because
As far as... be concerned...
As far as far away, to the degree...
As for, about
As follows:
As if it seems, like a mirror
As good as is almost the same...
As usual, as shown in the following example:
As for, about
All right is satisfactory; yes
As well, also
As well as in addition to... (also), that is ,...
Aside from except... (and)

At a loss
At a time, each time
At all (NO), not at all
At all costs at all costs
At all events
At all times, always
At any rate, at least
At best, at most
At first, first
At first sight, it looks like
At hand at hand, near
At heart, essentially
At home, in China
At intervals from time to time, every other...
At large majority, uncaptured
At least at least
At last
At length finally
At most, Max.
At no time never, never
By accident by accident

 
 
 
 

At one time once, once; at the same time
At present currently
At SB's disposal... Processing
At the cost...
At the mercy of the mercy...
At the moment
At this rate
At times, or
Back and forth
Back of behind...
Before long later
Beside point is irrelevant.
Beyond question
By air
By all means do everything possible, be sure
By and by soon, sooner or later
By chance
By far,... much
By hand with hands, with physical strength
By iteslf automatically, independently
By means of, rely on
By mistake, accidentally
By no means, no
By oneself, alone
By reson
By the way, by the way
By using the sort ue of, because
By way of, through the... Method
Due to, because

 

Each Other
Even though
Ever so is very, extremely
Every now and then sometimes, occasionally
Every other
Except...
Face to face
Far from is far from
For ever always
For good permanently
For the better
For the moment, currently
For the present, currently
For the sake of the sake, for the benefit...
For the time being, now
From time to time sometimes, from time to time
Hand in hand, closely related
Head on onhead, Front
Heart and soul wholeheartedly
How about...
In a hurry rush
In case of defense
In a moment immediately.
In a sense, in a sense
To some extent, in a way
In a word, in a word
In accordance with is consistent with..., according
In addition
In addition to in addition to... (also)
In Advance, advance
In all total, total
In any case
In any event
In brief

 

A large number of in quantity
In question is talking about
In regard to about, as
In relation to, involving
In return as a return/exchange
In return...
In short, in short
In Sight
In spite of although
In step-by-step, co-production
In step with and... consistent/coordinated
In tears weeping
In the course of in the... period/process
In the distance
In the end, finally
In the event of IF... occurs, in case
In the face of even; in front...
In the first place first
In the future
In the least, a little bit
In (the) light of, since
In the way
In the world, exactly
In time
In Touch contact
Turn in turn; turn in turn
In vain is futile and laborious
Instead of instead
Just now; just now
Little by little gradually
Lots of many
Region a many
More or less
Next door, next door
No doubt
No less than not less than...; no less...
No longer no longer
No more
No more than at most, not the same...
None other.
On one's guard, watch out
Nothing but only,
Now and then

 
 

Off and on intermittently
Off duty
On a large/small scale
On account of because
On (AN/The) Average average, usually
On behalf of representative
On board on the ship (vehicle/airplane)
On business
On condition that if
On duty, duty
On Earth, to the end
On fire
On foot walking,
On guard on duty
On hand at hand
On occasion (s) Sometimes, or
On one's own independent, independent
On purpose intentionally
On sale for sale, cheap for sale
On schedule: on time
On second thoughts reconsidered
On the contrary is the opposite
On the grounds of, on the grounds...
On (the) One hand one hand
On the other hand on the other hand
On the point of the moment...
On the road on the road
On the side as a part-time/Secondary Business
On the spot is present; right away
On the whole, in general

On time
Once again
Once (and) for all once and for all
Once in a while occasionally
Once more
Once upon a time before
One another mutual
Or else. Otherwise
Or so approximately, left and right
Other than not;

Out of from...; due to; lack
Out of breath cannot breathe
Out of control out of control
Out of date
Out of doors outdoors
Out of order
Out of place is not appropriate
Out of practice

 
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Out of sight, out of view
Out of the question is impossible
Out of touch: no contact
Over and over (again) again and again
Prior to before...
Quite a few is quite a lot
Rather than is not... ()
Regardless
Right away now, right away
Side by side, together
So far so far
Sooner or later sooner or later
Step by step
Such as, for example
Thanks to, thanks
That is (to say), that is
To the point is crucial.
Under control is under control
Under the circumstances in this case
Up to date is in progress
Up to; until; competent; depends on
What if meets the current situation
What about?
With respect to what if...
With regard to, as
About without question, as,
With the exception of...
Without question has no doubt
Word for word