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INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCE on the other hand

as referred to considering regarding
(at) first first of all speaking of
by the way in reference to to begin with
changing the subject in the first place to start with
concerning initially with regard to

AGREEMENT
in accordance with
according to in agreement
as per in conformity

COMPARISON
in comparison (with)
comparing in the same way
likewise similarly

CONTRAST still
considering that in contrast
conversely in (the) face of then again
after (all)
despite in (the) light of though
alternatively
even so in spite of (that) unlike
although
even though meanwhile whereas
as opposed to
for all that nevertheless while
at the same time
for (my, his, ...) part nonetheless yet
but
by contrast given that notwithstanding
by the same token however on the other hand

EMPHASIS even more most important(ly) the basic cause

in any event most of all the chief factor
above all indeed naturally the key point
a key feature in particular particularly unquestionably
a major concern least of all positively valuable to note
definitely let alone primarily without a doubt
especially (not) mainly principally
especially significant more important(ly) specifically

ADDITION both ... and last but not least on top of that
either ... or likewise or
again equally important moreover plus
also further neither ... nor similarly
and (then) furthermore next together with
as well as in addition (to) not only ... but also what's more
at the same time indeed not to mention
besides jointly not to speak of

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ADDING A REMARK in fact

as a matter of fact on the contrary

incidentally the truth is

EXPLANATION OF CAUSE in view of

now that
as due to on account of
as a result of for since
because (of) in order that that is because

RESULT for this reason such ... that

for which reason that is why
accordingly hence then
as a consequence in short thereby
as a result so much (so) that therefore
consequently so that thus

PURPOSE in return for to the purpose of

in an effort to so as to to this end
in order that so that with this in mind
in order to to with this purpose

TIME RELATIONSHIP now then

nowadays thereafter
after a while from now on presently throughout
afterward(s) henceforth shortly (after) thereupon
as time goes by immediately simultaneously until
at last in the meantime since up until now
at present lately so far while
at this point later soon yet at the same time
currently meanwhile temporarily

ORDERING second then

first secondly later
firstly third after that
first of all following last
in the first place next finally

CIRCUMSTANCES in my opinion
as a last resort in terms of
as a rule in the midst of
from the standpoint of on the part of

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ADDRESSING INFORMATION

for your information

to whom it may concern

ESTABLISHING A LIMIT as far as I'm concerned

as far as I understand
as far as I can remember as well as I know
as far as I can tell for the time being
as far as I know so far

CONDITION if not in the event (that) otherwise

as long as in case of on condition that provided (that)
even if in case (that) only if providing (that)
if in the event of or (else) whether or not

DISMISSAL

anyway in any case

at any rate whatever the case may be

EXCEPTION / EXCLUSION

apart from (that) not ... yet

aside from other than that
except for unless

EXAMPLE the following example

including namely
in particular such as to illustrate
for example
for instance in this case take the case of
in another case in this manner that is

SUBSTITUTION / PREFERENCE

in place of rather (than)

instead of in exchange for

REITERATION / REFORMULATION

as I have said
or rather
I mean
that is
in other words
to put it another way
more simply

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CONCLUSION so
for this reason therefore

GENERALIZING
by and large generally speaking
all in all essentially in general
as a rule for the most part on the whole
basically generally overall

INTERMEDIATING
in doing so
by this way
by means of through (which)

CONCESSION
at the same time it may appear that
after all granted that naturally
although it is true that I admit of course
although this may be true

EVIDENCE
indeed obviously
as you (anyone) can see it's no wonder of course
certainly naturally without question
evidently needless to say without a doubt

CONCLUSION / SUMMARY therefore

in short
in summary to conclude
after all at last
last(ly) to summarize
all in all finally
on the whole to sum up
all things considered in brief
as we have seen in conclusion overall