do one‘s utmost to do…
put emphasis on sth.=give priority to
eliminate/eradicate/get rid of illiteracy/poverty
solve/handle/tackle/deal with/cope with
explore the issue from diverse perspectives
effective/ efficient/ constructive countermeasure
city dwellers = citizens
college graduates
in the colleges = on college campuses
proper = appropriate
lack
He lacks experience.
For lack of experience， he was fired.
as = since = now that = in that
so = as such， = consequently， = as a result，
Every metal has its reverse.
pros and cons
advocate
believe = assert = argue = contend = insist = demonstrate = illustrate = hold = hold the opinion that… = be of the opinion that…
be popular = be pervasive = gain the popularity
on one hand， …… on the other hand.= for one thing， …… for another，
to begin with，= in the first place，= first and foremost
what‘s else，= what’s more，= in addition，= at the second thought，
last but not least，
frankly speaking，= generally speaking，= directly speaking，directly or indirectly，= ，one way or another，
I will，directly or indirectly，explore the issue.
hold water
direction = compass
a hard issue to solve = a hard nut to crack 来源
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