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CONNECTORS / CONNECTERS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS:
He retired BECAUSE OF illness.

BUT for you, I would be dead now (the only factor that causes a thing not
to happen).
One cannot BUT admire him.
Will you be able to do it? ~ I can BUT try.
I met her during the last day BUT ONE / BUT TWO / BUT THREE of the
class.
When I first met her, she had BUT (recently, just) divorced.
NO BUTS / IFS AND BUTS= No excuses, objections= Im tired of all your
IFS AND BUTS.
Were going and NO BUTS!
The operation was ANYTHING BUT funny. Far from being funny.
She shouted LIKE ANYTHING (= like a mad).
I WOULDNT do that job FOR ANYTHING or I WOULDNT be a minister for
anything.
I WOULDNT miss you FOR ANYTHING.
Chimps NOT ONLY use tools BUT make them.
NOT ONLY are you funny BUT you are actually witty as well.
I didnt win, STILL (HOWEVER) its been great.
How about that car? ~ Oh, better STILL this one. -More astonishing STILL,
he bought it.
She hadnt studied, NEVERTHELESS / NONETHELESS / HOWEVER / IN
SPITE OF IT / DESPITE THAT she got an A mark.
She accused me, MOREOVER / FURTHERMORE she named names (=
identify, reveal the identity of somebody who has done something in
secret).
Tom is short WHEREAS / WHILE Mary is tall.
I found a system WHEREBY I work less and earn more money (=that
provides the means).
WHILE she was talking, he was watching TV.
Hes blind, ON THE CONTRARY / ON THE OTHER HAND hes very
intelligent.
I have come SO THAT / SO AS you can go shopping.
UNLESS it rains, well go on / make a trip to the country.
She NOT ONLY speaks French BUT ALSO German.
IF ONLY dad could see me now! IF ONLY it didnt rain tomorrow.
Theyll come ONLY IF / PROVIDING (THAT) / PROVIDED (THAT) / ON
CONDITION THAT / AS LONG AS it doesnt rain.
SO FAR / UP TO NOW / TO HERE / THUS FAR I havent had a reply.
Ill take an umbrella JUST IN CASE it rains.
WHETHER it rains OR NOT, well celebrate it.
WHETHER OR NOT they were over 18, they have to start to work.
Buy a fresh pepper WHETHER red or green (=buy either of them).
PROVIDING (THAT) / PROVIDED (THAT) / ON CONDITION THAT / AS LONG
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AS you help me Ill help you.
My application for the job was rejected. IN ANY CASE / ANYWAY /
BESIDES, I didnt like it.
Are you BY ANY CHANCE (= perhaps, possibly) the new teacher?
He failed, CONSEQUENTLY / WHENCE / SO / THEREFORE he didnt attain
his goals.
As I was made redundant, I couldnt pay my mortgage; CONSEQUENTLY /
WHENCE / SO / THEREFORE I was evicted from my flat.
It was not my fault; ANYWAY / IN ANY CASE / BESIDES, I had to apologize.
What language do you speak, BESIDES Arabic and English?
Hes guilty of six killing and more BESIDES.
Stop OR ELSE / OTHERWISE Ill leave!
EITHER you behave (yourself) OR ELSE you may be expelled from school!
AS LONG / FAR AS I know, shes not married.
Youll succeed AS LONG AS / PROVIDED THAT /WHETHER / SINCE / IF you
study hard.
SINCE / BECAUSE / AS it is cheap, well buy it. Well buy it FOR it is cheap.
It is important IN AS MUCH AS / INSOFAR AS / AS LONG AS it has values.
Ill do this job IN AS MUCH AS / INSOFAR AS / AS LONG AS it is useful.
I have lived in Valencia EVER SINCE I married her. Weve EVER SINCE
been together.
The war has LONG SINCE passed (= a long time ago). Do it! THE SOONER
THE BETTER!
THE MORE money you save, THE EARLIER youll pay your mortgage. YET
louder shouts rose.
She is not married EVEN YET / SO FAR.- AS YET / SO FAR she is single.
YET, he escaped alive.
This is the most lethal poison snake YET identified. No one, AS YET, is
suspicious (=so far).
She is the best YET (= STILL). There is hope for me YET. There is John YET
to come.
Worse YET, he might have died. A firm YET gentle hand.
I have YET to do it. Itll be ages YET before I marry her.
...EITHER today OR tomorrow. - I dont want EITHER; I dont like them.
Which do you prefer? EITHER is good. EITHER is acceptable.
She EITHER loves OR hates me. EITHER you eat this OR you go without
ice cream.
You arent being EITHER frank OR fair. You are being NEITHER frank NOR
fair.
EITHER OR both of you must help me. EITHER way, I cant lose.
I couldnt see EITHER man. I havent got it EITHER. She NEITHER drinks
NOR eats meat.
NEITHER liked the film. -Does that mean yes or not? ~ NEITHER.
She doesnt swim, NOR / NEITHER does he.
I dont want to offend you NEITHER do I want to offend the others.
Thats ABOUT IT / ALL for the moment. -ALL IN ALL, Im not in favour of...
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War cannot live ALONGSIDE peace. -We will the match ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER.
I like sports OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER. She found one excuse after
ANOTHER.
Disasters often make dramatic headlines, YET/BUT there is some good
news here.
HARDLY had he arrived when the announcement was made (inversion
verb-subject).
SELDOM have I seen a better performance. ONLY NOW has she agreed to
take part.
NEVER have I been so humiliated. NOT EVEN for a million would I do that.
HARDLY EVER have I seen something like that. IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES
would I accept that.
NOT ONLY was he late BUT ALSO exhausted. NO SOONER had he found it
that he lost it.
NOT TILL was he ill that he stopped smoking.
ON THE ONE HAND, he is...but ON THE OTHER HAND, hes not...
We installed an alarm at home, THUS we feel a bit safer.
Taxes should be reduced, THUS stimulating demand for goods and
services.
Hes always set aside part of his salary, THUS (=consequently, so, hence,
therefore) he faces future with optimism. -Do it this way, THUS you will
avoid any kind of problems.
FIRST I had breakfast, SECOND a shower, THIRD I phoned her (no order of
preference).
FIRSTLY we must call the police, SECONDLY well see whats missing in
the house ; FINALLY / LASTLY well call in the insurance company(= there
is an order in terms of importance).
He opened the door, NEXT he went into the house.
TO START WITH, Ill say that...THEN, Ill show you the... AFTER THAT, Ill
deal with...AND FINALLY, well take a vote.
TO SUM UP... / IN CONCLUSION / TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY / TO PUT IT IN A
NUTSHELL, is it a crisis or misgovernment? Is it an economic crisis?

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He retired BECAUSE OF illness.

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