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    Adjective & Adverbs

    Large Changes

    Adjectives Adverbs
    significant significantly
    rapid rapidly
    dramatic dramatically
    considerable considerably
    sharp sharply
    sudden suddenly
    steep steeply

    Small or Moderate Changes

    Adjectives Adverbs
    slight slightly
    slow slowly
    steady steadily
    gradual gradually
    moderate moderately
    marginal marginally

    Verbs & Nouns


    Upward Movement

    Verbs Nouns
    to increase an increase
    to rise a rise
    to improve an improvement
    to grow growth
    to climb a climb
    to jump a jump
    to peak a peak
    to go up
    Downward Movement

    Verbs Nouns
    to decrease a decrease
    to fall a fall
    to decline a decline
    to drop a drop
    to dip a dip
    to go down
    to plummet

    Upward & Downward Movements

    Verbs Nouns
    to fluctuate a fluctuation
    to vary a variation

    Little or No Change

    Verbs Nouns
    to remain the same a period of stability
    to remain static
    to remain unchanged
    to stabilize
    to level out

    Collocations

    Verb + Adverb Adjective + Noun


    increased significantly a dramatic improvement
    rose steeply a sudden increase
    improved considerably a rapid rise
    jumped suddenly a steady growth
    fluctuated slightly a slight fluctuation
    fell rapidly a gradual decrease
    dropped dramatically a steep drop
    dipped sharply a sharp decline
    Other Useful Phrases

    upward trend compare to


    downward trend in comparison with
    highest point relative to
    lowest point second/third highest/lowest

    Approximations

    Approximate More Less


    roughly more than less than
    approximately well over well below
    almost just above just below
    nearly just over just under
    about a little more than slightly less than
    around a large proportion a small proportion
    exactly a significant majority a insignificant minority

    Percentages

    6% - a small proportion 53% - more than half


    23% - just under a quarter 72% - slightly less than three quarters
    27% - approximately a quarter 77% - roughly three quarters
    48% - almost a half 85% - well over three quarters
    50% - exactly a half 96% - a significant majority

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