Academic idioms

roughly similar to something

• along the lines of

• come into play

• gold standard

• the bottom line

someone or something unpleasant

• in (the) light of

• bad news

• in its own right

• last resort

to become an important factor

• along the lines of

• come into play

• gold standard

• the bottom line

something that is the best example of its kind

• along the lines of

• come into play

• gold standard

• the bottom line

the most important aspect of something

• along the lines of

• come into play

• gold standard

• the bottom line

on its own and not because of something else

• in (the) light of

• bad news

• in its own right

• last resort

because of (some new information)

• in (the) light of

• bad news

• in its own right

• last resort

to make things worse

• a step back

• on the one hand

• driving force

• the balance of power

from one point of view

• a step back

• on the one hand

• driving force

• the balance of power

over a long period of time

• in the long run

• on the one hand

• driving force

• the balance of power