Word-list today

            More important than anything else

1. The most important

Eg. Presently, the most important thing I must do is to hunt for a job.

Eg. 30^th of June is the most important day of my life.

2. Main/ principal/ chief

Eg. What was the main purpose of your visit?

Eg. Clothes are the principle export of Cambodia.

3. Above all : use this to emphasize that what you are going to say is more important than the other things you have mentioned.   

Eg. Keeping him in prison is pointless, expensive, and above all it’s completely unfair.

4. Major (adj) only before non] one of the most important things- use this especially when there is a small number of really important things but a large number of less important things.

Eg. Drinking is a major causes of lung cancer.

Eg. It is the Chief Executive who makes all the major decisions.

5.  Basic (adj) use this about sth that you need more than anything else, esp in order to do sth or in order to live.

Eg. The five hierarchy of needs of Maslow are foods, safety and family, reputation....

6. Biggest (adj) the biggest decision, problem, event etc is the most important decision that you have to make, the most serious problem you have to deal with.