| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | addressing | dealing with; concerning |
| 2. | apropos | with reference to |
| 3. | around | approximately; roughly |
| 4. | as concerns | regarding; concerning |
| 5. | as for | regarding; concerning |
| 6. | as regards | with regard to |
| 7. | as respects | with respect to |
| 8. | as to | concerning; regarding |
| 9. | associated with | connected with; relating to |
| 10. | based on | founded on; concerning |
| 11. | bearing on | relevant to; affecting |
| 12. | better than | more than approximately |
| 13. | bordering on | nearly amounting to |
| 14. | by and large | generally; roughly |
| 15. | by way of | concerning; in relation to |
| 16. | centered on | focused on; concerning |
| 17. | circa | approximately; around |
| 18. | close on | nearly; approaching |
| 19. | close to | nearly; almost |
| 20. | coming up on | approaching; nearly |
| 21. | concerning | relating to; about |
| 22. | connected with | linked with; concerning |
| 23. | covering | treating; concerning |
| 24. | dealing with | handling; concerning |
| 25. | downward of | less than approximately |
| 26. | focused on | centered on; concerning |
| 27. | for | concerning; regarding |
| 28. | generally | roughly; in broad terms |
| 29. | germane to | relevant to; concerning |
| 30. | give or take | plus or minus |
| 31. | going on | approaching in age or number |
| 32. | hard on | close behind; near |
| 33. | having to do with | connected with; concerning |
| 34. | in connection with | linked to; concerning |
| 35. | in re | in the matter of |
| 36. | in reference to | regarding; referring to |
| 37. | in regard to | concerning; with respect to |
| 38. | in relation to | concerning; connected with |
| 39. | in respect of | concerning; regarding |
| 40. | in respect to | concerning; regarding |
| 41. | in terms of | with regard to |
| 42. | in the matter of | regarding; concerning |
| 43. | in the neighborhood of | approximately; close to |
| 44. | in the region of | approximately; around |
| 45. | involving | including; concerning |
| 46. | just shy of | slightly less than |
| 47. | linked to | connected with; concerning |
| 48. | loosely | roughly; approximately |
| 49. | more or less | approximately; roughly |
| 50. | near to | close to; almost |
| 51. | nearby | close at hand |
| 52. | nearer to | closer to; almost |
| 53. | nearly | almost; close to |
| 54. | nigh on | almost; nearly |
| 55. | not far from | close to; nearly |
| 56. | of | concerning; about |
| 57. | on | about; concerning |
| 58. | or so | approximately; around |
| 59. | or thereabouts | approximately; around that |
| 60. | over | slightly more than |
| 61. | pertaining to | relating to; concerning |
| 62. | practically | almost; nearly |
| 63. | pushing | nearly reaching |
| 64. | qua | in the capacity of |
| 65. | re | in reference to |
| 66. | regarding | concerning; on the subject of |
| 67. | relating to | connected with; concerning |
| 68. | relative to | in relation to |
| 69. | relevant to | connected with; concerning |
| 70. | respecting | concerning; regarding |
| 71. | roughly | approximately; nearly |
| 72. | round | around; approximately |
| 73. | short of | less than; nearly |
| 74. | some | approximately; around |
| 75. | something like | approximately; about |
| 76. | somewhere around | approximately; around |
| 77. | somewhere in | approximately within |
| 78. | somewhere near | approximately; close to |
| 79. | speaking of | regarding; mentioning |
| 80. | there or thereabouts | approximately around there |
| 81. | thereabout | around that place or amount |
| 82. | thereabouts | around that amount |
| 83. | to do with | connected with; concerning |
| 84. | to the tune of | approximately that amount |
| 85. | touching | concerning; regarding |
| 86. | under | slightly less than |
| 87. | unto | toward; concerning |
| 88. | up to | as many as |
| 89. | upward of | more than approximately |
| 90. | verging on | coming close to |
| 91. | virtually | almost; nearly |
| 92. | vis a vis | in relation to |
| 93. | vis-à-vis | in relation to |
| 94. | well over | considerably more than |
| 95. | well under | considerably less than |
| 96. | well-nigh | almost; nearly |
| 97. | when it comes to | regarding; concerning |
| 98. | with reference to | regarding; concerning |
| 99. | with regard to | concerning; relating to |
| 100. | with respect to | concerning; in relation to |