Useful phrases for improving common expressions in compositions:

nowadays - today / these days / in our decade / in our times / in this day and age / in our society / as a generation, we… / recently (+ present perfect) / in recent days/years (+ present perfect) / in modern times

the major problem is… - the most important problem is… / the most serious problem is… / the chief problem is… / the principal problem is… / the biggest problem is… / the worst problem is… / the most common problem is… / the main problem lies in the fact that… / the most significant problem stems from the fact that… / the source of the main problem is the fact that… / the problem which concerns us most if that… / most people are concerned in the main by the fact that… / what is problematical about [x] is the fact that… / the most dangerous problem is…

more and more people - a greater number of people / most people / a wide range of people / a/the majority of people / a large number of people / an ever-increasing number of people / an ever-growing proportion of the population / a greater and greater percentage of the population / a daily increasing number of our fellow citizens / a growing number of people

in that way - by doing that / as a consequence / consequently / as a result / due to that / through that (action/measure) / in consequence / one result/consequence of this is… / therefore / so / hence / that’s why… / this is the reason why… / the effects are… / the outcome of this is…

for example, - for instance, / as an example, / one/an example of this is… / there are many examples (of this) like… / one/an instance of this is… / this is illustrated by… / this can be seen in/when… / this is highlighted by… / this is exemplified by… / one illustration of this is…

[x] is very common - [x] is a usual phenomenon / [x] is growing / we commonly see [x] / we often see [x] / [x] is commonplace / [x] is widespread / [x] (as a phenomenon) is by no means uncommon / [x] is seen in abundance / [x] abounds / [x] can be found everywhere

but - however, / although… / (and) yet / but rather, / despite this / in spite of this / notwithstanding that /

in addition, - and / besides, / what’s more, / moreover, / furthermore, / we can add to that the fact that… / additionally, / further to that, / added to that, / … and, more, …

finally, - last but not least, / in conclusion, / all in all, / in the end, / from that we can conclude that… / the outcome of that is that… / in the final analysis, / what one can conclude is that… / to sum up, / to summarise,

[x] can cause many serious problems - [x] is the source of a whole raft of serious problems / [x] is the main factor from which serious problems appear/come up/spring / [x] can lead to a whole/wide range/variety of significant problems / [x] may cause a large number of problems/difficulties / [x] can be blamed for a set of (social/health) difficulties / a variety of dark side-effects can result from [x] / [x] can result in various problems

people want to become more popular - people need to be liked / people want to be the centre of attention / people want others to take an interest in them / people are after increased personal popularity / people want to take after their own role models / people pursue increasing popularity / people want to have more friends / people want to appeal more to others / popularity is an object of desire for many

Rephrasing: Living at home has its advantages and disadvantages
Living at home has its plus side and its downside
There are both pluses and negatives to living at home
Living at home has both its attractions and its drawbacks
Living at home can be advantageous, but it is not always a bed of roses (slightly informal and humoristic)
Living at home can be an advantage, but there are snags to it too

Rephrasing “in my opinion”
to my eyes(,) it seems that…
to my mind, …
if I were asked, I would (have to) say that…
it has always been my view that…
from my point of view, …
in my view, …
I have always been of the opinion that…
it is my belief that…
as I see it, …
what I see/believe is…
I would opine that…

many people say that… - many (people) believe that… / it is believed by many that… / it is often/frequently said that… / people commonly say that… / it is a widely held belief that… / it is largely believed that… / it is largely said that… / it is commonly held that… / many are of the opinion that… / many opine that… / few would disagree that… / there is common consensus that…

young people - youngsters / teenagers / teens / children / the young / the younger generation / under-eighteens / minors / the young of today / modern youth (+ singular verb) / people of school age / pupils

older young people - young adults / adolescents / students / college students

adults - the working population / middle-aged people / the middle-aged / parents / married people / the adult population / those on an income / people over eighteen / the over-eighteens

old people - the elderly / the retired / retired people / pensioners / those on a pension / the aged / the over-sixties / one’s/our grandparents / people in their twilight years / people in the last years of their lives

we can solve this problem by… - a solution to this problem is to… / in order to solve this problem, we… / an effective way to solve this problem is… / we can deal with this problem by… / the measures we should take to resolve this problem are... / we can rid ourselves/our society of this problem by… / we can eradicate this problem by… / a resolution of this problem is possible by… / we can get by this problem by… / this problem is not unsolvable and we should…