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INTRODUCTION
first / firstly / first of all
first and foremost
most of all / above all
to start with / to begin with
in/at the beginning, …
at first sight / at first glance
CONCLUSION
all in all / in short / in brief / in a word
eventually
Lastly / Finally / Last but not least
in conclusion / to conclude
to sum up
LIST
to start with / to begin with / for a start / first
first
at the beginning
then
next
firstly
secondly
afterwards
finally
to sum up
when
while
during
for + durée
whenever
before +v.ing
after that
after +v.ing
since
untill/till
as long as
as soon as
hardly
meanwhile
in the meantime
already
not yet
once
THE CAUSE
because of
owing to
due to
since
on account of
out of (politeness)
thanks to…
that is why / therefore
because
on account of
that’s why / this is the reason why
given that …
THE GOAL
in order to
in order not to
so as to
so as not to
so (that)
to / in order to / so as to
to this end
CONSEQUENCE
consequently / accordingly
as a consequence
to the point that
as a result,…
so much so that / to such a point that
that is why / therefore
so / thus
hence (the idea)
thereby
therefore
so that
so much that
ADD AN IDEA
Furthermore
Moreover
In addition
besides / anyway
Also
Too / similarly
On the contrary
Unlike
Whereas
On the one hand
On the other hand
By the way
In fact / actually / as a matter of fact
in other words
that is to say
Then
next
secondly
What’s more
on top of all that
as well, too, also
similarly, in the same way
Indeed
of course/naturally
obviously
for example, for instance
such as
OPPOSITION/CHANGING IDEAS
otherwise
instead of
nevertheless
notwithstanding
else
whereas
on the contrary,…
yet
conversely
however
by contrast
THE CERTITUDE
in any case
anyway
CONTINUITY
in the same way
as a matter of fact
hence
i.e
in other words
on the one hand … on
the other hand
that is to say
HYPOTHESIS
If…
…whether or not…
in case
suppose / supposing
unless
or else / otherwise
provided / providing that
on condition that
even if / even though
except if, unless
otherwise
CONCESSION / OPPOSITION
although / though
on the other hand
conversely
whereas / while
unlike …
all the same
while
despite / for all
for all that
In spite of
No matter what (how)
Yet / still
However
Nonetheless / nevertheless
for all I know
all the same
after all, …
instead of…
anyway
even though
in spite of / despite
as far as
as long as
still,…
COMPARISON
as though
as if
in comparison
compared to…
as well as
CONDITION
provided
unless
as long as
otherwise
then
DUALITY
both…and
either…or
neither…nor
OTHER WORDS
as a matter of fact
at any rate
in which case
rather, …
… among others
for fear that
almost, nearly
quite, rather
instead of
at least
no matter what… / whatever…
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