Comparing and contrasting

Both … and	Both subjects are difficult. Both (of) the students graduated with honours. Both of my parents are teachers. Both Alex and Tom are going to join us tomorrow.
While (used to show a contrast)	I drink black coffee while David prefers it with cream.
Whereas (in contrast, in comparison with)	He studies Law whereas she does a Design course.
To be similar to
Similarly
To be different from
Unlike (in contrast to)	Unlike me, my husband likes keeping late hours.
By contrast
On the one hand, on the other hand

Compare TO - when you are stressing similarities between the items compared, the most common word is “to”, to show that a particular person or thing is similar to ab/sth.	сравнивать, уподоблять, приравнивать Poets have compared sleep to death. Shall I compare thee to a summer day? She compared his home-made wine to toxic waste.
Compare WITH - If you examine both similarities and differences, use “with”: With – to be compared with, be worthy to be compared with sb/sth	The teacher compared Steve’s exam with Robert’s to see whether they had cheated. This cannot compare with that (No comparison is possible because they are so different).
Fundamentally similar / different	внутренне сходный, в целом схожий / в корне различные, кардинально другой
To bear little resemblance to	иметь мало сходства, мало похож, мало напоминать
To be entirely different	совершенно другой
Strikingly different	поразительно разные
To be in marked contrast to	коренным образом отличаться от, разительно/ заметно отличаться от, в корне отличаться от
A wide variation in
a clear distinction b/n;
There is a yawning gap b/n	огромный разрыв, пропасть м/у
To differ widely
To be the exact opposite	Полная/ прямая противоположность
To be polar opposites
The advantages overweigh the dis-
(not) to bear comparison with = stand -	выдерживать сравнение с
To compare favourably with	выгодно отличаться
To pale in comparison with	не выдерживать никакого сравнения, не идти ни в какое сравнение с, бледнеть в сравнении, меркнуть в сравнении
Draw a comparison b/n
To strike the balance b/n	устанавливать соотношение, равновесие, подбить баланс
To bridge the gap b/n	преодолеть разрыв, преодолевать расхождение во взглядах, сближать, устранять расхождения
A subtle distinction	тонкое различие
The growing disparity	Огромный дисбаланс /несоответствие
As compared with	по сравнению
To compare favourably with	выгодно отличаются от / выигрывают по сравнению Our prices compare favourably with those of our competitors.
Ant. compare poorly	проигрывать в сравнении
To compare notes with sb. - to exchange ideas or opinions	обмениваться мнениями, впечатлениями
Beyond compare – a diamond beyond compare in its beauty	вне всякого сравнения
By / in comparison with
To be comparable to/ with	His work is comparable with the very best in modern fiction.
It’s not to be compared with	это не подлежит сравнению
To make a comparison of the heart with a pump