English Phrases

central theme

main topic

Initially

at first, to begin with

subsequently

afterwards, thereafter

to illustrate

to show

the author employs various stylistic devices to…

the author uses…

it becomes evident that…

it becomes clear that…

the reader is led to believe that

the reader is supposed to think…

the author aims to emphasize/highlight…

the author tries to underline

this creates a sense of…

this creates a feeling of …

this reinforces the idea that…

this underlines the idea that…

the intention behind this is to…

the author tries to…

however

on the other hand

the author supports their argument by….

the author underlines their argument by…

furthermore

moreover

ultimately

eventually

essentially

principally

predominantly

mostly, primarily

the author succeeds/fails in…

the author convincingly/unconvincingly conveys…

in the end

to sum (it) up

it is striking that

it is noticeable/remarkable

a closer look reveals that…

upon further examination…

at first glance…

at first sight…

this notion is further reinforced by…

this is supported by…

issue

problem

this raises the question of…

this poses the question whether…

turning to

looking at

still

nevertheless

not only…but also…

as well as

it is important to note that

one should not forget…

equally significant is the fact that…

however it is still important that…

quite

very

for instance

for example

this suggests that…

this implies that…

although

even though

therefore

hence, thus

consequently

therefore

particularly

especially, specifically

this can be attributed to

stems from/is a result of

significantly

substantially

in light of the above

regarding