Transitional Expressions
Addition
in addition, in addition to, additionally, another, besides, moreover, further, furthermore, equally important, much more interesting, of even greater appeal, more specifically, accordingly, in fact, likewise, next , too, then and, both… and, not only….but (also), first, second, in the third place (do not use firstly, secondly , thirdly)
Comparison
similarly, likewise, in like manner, by comparison, compared to, vis-à-vis, just as surely, in the same way, not only, but (also) both.., and either.. or
Contrast
but, however, yet, still, nevertheless, on the one hand.. on the other hand, for all of that, on the contrary, notwithstanding, in contrast to, rather, neither … nor, although, though, in spite of, whereas
Emphasis
in fact, indeed, in truth, in any event, certainly, definitely, emphatically, unquestionably, undoubtedly, with a doubt, undeniably, without reservation, naturally, obviously, not only… but (also), both … and
Example
for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, on this occasion, in this situation, as proof, as evidence, take the case of…., proof of this, evidence of this, thus
Exception
yet, still, however, nonetheless, in spite of, despite, once in a while, sometimes, nonetheless, though, although
Place
near, beyond, opposite to, adjacent to, at the same place, here, there, from, over, in the middle, around, in front of, in the distance, farther, here and there, above, below, at the right, between, in the foreground, on the side, beside
Purpose
to this end, with this object, for this purpose, in order that, in this way, since, so that, on that account, in case, with a view to, for the same reason
Repetition
in other words, that is to say, as said, again, once again
Results
accordingly, thus, consequently, hence, therefore, thereupon, inevitably, under these conditions, as a result, as a consequence, because, because of, so that, not only … but (also), so … as
Sequence
first, second, third, next, then, at the outset, following this, at this time, now, at this point, after, afterward, after this, subsequently, lastly, finally, consequently, before this, previously, preceding this, simultaneously, concurrently
Summary
in brief, on the whole, in sum, to sum up, to conclude, hence, for this reason, in short, in summary, in conclusion
Time
at once, immediately, at length, in the meantime, meanwhile, at the same time, in the end, in the interim, then, soon, not long after, at length, at last, finally, some time ago, later, afterwards, presently, from this time on, from time to time, after, before, until, at present, all of a sudden, instantly, at this instant, suddenly, now, without delay, in the first place, forthwith, quickly, at this point, a few minutes later, formerly, yesterday, later in the day, since then, when, whenever, next as, once, since occasionally, henceforth, meanwhile, thereupon, sometimes, in a moment, shortly, whereupon, previously