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Transitional Expressions
PURPOSE
to add
to emphasize
to give a restatement
to place
to qualify
EXPRESSIONS
additionally, in addition (to),
again, also,
and, and then,
another, another point,
as well as, besides, beyond that,
equally important, too
first [second, last, etc.], next,
for one thing,
further, furthermore,
moreover, what's more
above all, especially,
as a matter of fact, in fact,
indeed, surely,
most important, in particular
in other words, to put it differently,
in simpler terms, that is
adjacent to, next to,
surrounding, around,
along the edge, opposite, over,
at the left [right, top, bottom, front, real],
behind, beside, in the foreground,
beyond,
in front [back] of, facing,
in the center [distance],
here, inside, nearby,
on the (far) side, outside,
above, on top,
to the north [south, east, west],
below, under, beneath,
within sight, out of sight,
before me, straight ahead,
to my right [left]
perhaps
to show an alternative
to show a substitution
instead, in lieu of
PURPOSE
EXPRESSIONS
to summarize or
conclude
to show purpose
in order to,
so that, that
to indicate order of
climax or
importance
to express a condition
to express manner
to define
to classify
to illustrate
PURPOSE
to place in time/sequence
EXPRESSIONS
after (this/that), after a while, afterward(s), later,
at first [last, present], first of all,
at the same time, simultaneously,
at the start, to start with,
in the beginning, to begin with
before (this/that), earlier, formerly, initially,
meanwhile, in the meantime, while,
at the end, in the end, during,
eventually, in the future,
finally, lastly, last of all,
first [second, third], last,
following this, subsequently, next, then,
for a minute [hour, day],
now, at the moment that,
soon, when, as soon as,
by the time, until,
since then, as long as,
to compare
to contrast
to concede a point
after all,
although, though, even though, granted that,
this may be true, it is true,
certainly, naturally, of course,
no doubt, to be sure, truly