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a pesar de (que)

despite, in spite of, despite the fact (that)

por lo tanto

therefore

en cuanto

as soon as

tan pronto como

as soon as

aunque

although, even though /// even if

así que

therefore, so

por eso

for that reason, that's why, therefore

Al principio

at the beginning, at first, initially

Inicialmente

initially

Para empezar

to begin

primero

first

segundo

second

tercero

third

cuarto

fourth

a mi parecer

in my opinion

en mi opinión

in my opinion

ahora mismo

right now

en cuanto a

with regard to

hasta el momento

until now, so far, thus far

lo esencial es que

what is essential is that, the crux of the matter is that

lo importante es que

the important thing is that

además

besides, furthermore, moreover

en otras palabras

in other words, that is to say

esto es

i.e. (that is)

para elaborar

in order to elaborate

para ilustrar

in order to illustrate

a diferencia de

unlike, contrary to

al contrario

on the contrary

así como

just like, as well as

con todo

nevertheless, still

de la misma manera

in the same way

en contraste con

in contrast with

en vez de

instead of

igualmente

Likewise

no obstante

however, nonetheless

pero

but

sino

but (rather)

por otra parte

on the other hand

por otro lado

on the other hand

tanto como

as much/many as

como

like, as

debido a

due to

debido a que

due to the fact that

porque

because

ya que

since, seeing that

finalmente

finally

para concluir

to conclude

por último

finally, lastly

mientras

while, meanwhile

de todos modos

anyway

de repente

suddenly

ni siquiera

not even

cada vez

every time, each time

gracias al apoyo de mi familia, ...

Because of / Thanks to my family's support, ...

si

if

al día siguiente

the next day, the following day

antes

before

después

after, afterwards, then, later

entonces

then

luego

then

ahora

now, nowadays

inicialmente

initially

al inicio

at the beginning

todavía

still, yet

ya

already

ya no

no longer

para

in order to

según

according to

por ejemplo

for example, for instance

en lugar de

instead of

de hecho

in fact, as a matter of fact

también

also, too

tampoco

neither, not either

con

with

durante

during

es por eso

that's why, for that reason

a menos que

unless

con tal de que

provided (that)

en caso de que

in case

hasta que

until