X is like Y
X and Y are similar X is similar to Y X is the same as Y X resembles Y
with respect to price.
as regards price.
as far as price is concerned.
regarding price.
in that the price is the same.
in terms of price.
in price.
Both X and Y cost € 100.
X is as expensive as Y. X costs the same as Y. X is the same price as Y.
X has a large screen.
Similarly, it has a high capacity hard disk. Likewise, it has a high capacity hard disk. Correspondingly, it has a high capacity hard disk. It has a high capacity hard disk, too. It also has a high capacity hard disk.
Contrast
X differs from Y X is unlike Y X and Y differ X is different from Y X contrasts with Y
with respect to price.
as regards price.
as far as price is concerned.
regarding price.
in terms of price.
in price.
X costs €100, whereas the Armani costs €200. X costs €100, while the Armani costs €200. X costs €100, but the Armani costs €200.
X costs €100, in contrast to the Armani, which costs €200.
X is more expensive than Y. X is not as expensive as Y. X costs more than Y.
X is expensive to buy.
On the other hand, it is very fast and has a large screen. In contrast, it is very fast and has a large screen. Conversely, it is very fast and has a large screen. However, it is very fast and has a large screen.
Although X is expensive to buy, . .        r ,    ,, ,
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Despite the high price of the X,
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ADVERBS     in Co^b^rv
(It is)
Xis
X is not
X is
considerably a great deal (very) much (quite) a lot rather somewhat a little slightly scarcely hardly only just
exactly precisely just
virtually practically more or less almost nearly approximately about
exactly entirely quite
smaller \ bigger \ cheaper ) etc. /
than
the same as.
the same as.
totally \ competely \ entirely / quite /
different from Y
X is not quite as/so
big expensive dear etc.
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Source: Jordan,R.R.: Academic Writing Course, Longman, London, 1996