| 形 | 意味 |
| as good as... | ...も同然 |
| not so much A as B | AというよりもB |
| not so much +動詞の原形 | ...さえしない |
| 比較級 + and +比較級 | だんだん〜,ますます〜 |
| no longer...=not ... any longer | もはや〜でない |
| no more than... | ...しか = only |
| not more than... | せいぜい... = at most |
| no less than... | ...も = as many as ... |
| not less than... | 少なくとも =at least |
| more or less | 多かれ少なかれ |
| sooner or later | 遅かれ早かれ |
| at (the) most | せいぜい... |
| at (the) least | 少なくとも... |
| make the most of ... | ...を最大限に活用する |
| make the best of ... | (不利な状況など)をできる限り善処する |
| to say the least (of it) | 控えめに言っても |
| be at one's best | 最高の状態である |
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