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quotative or hearsay marker: 'that', 'the thing that ~'; definition or naming: 'called ~'; emphatic or restrictive focus: 'the very ~'; news/rumor or remembered information: 'there is/are ~'

Not limited to; Not only... but also; Not stopping at

I thought... but; Just when I thought..., it turned out that...; Contrary to my expectation... it was actually...; I expected one outcome, but the reality was different.

cannot do anything about it; there is no way to do it; by any means, in any way; it is impossible to do anything about it; no matter what one does, it won’t work

And so; Because; Since

Totally; Seriously; Completely; Furiously; Majorly

whether or not

Even if ...; If ... (yet with a sense of concession); Even though ... (and still)

As expected; Meant to; Supposed to; Destined to; Sure to

As one wishes; Spur of the moment; Whatever one fancies; Spontaneously; On a whim

either this or that; one or the other; alternatively

Cannot even ... if one wants to; Would like to ... but cannot; Wants to ... but cannot

Without; If not for; In the absence of; Without X, Y cannot be done

So much that; Extremely; Very

to depend on; to be up to; to be contingent on

Never cease to; Always; Sincerely; Greatly; From the bottom of one's heart

Would rather... than; Rather than; Better off

emphatic complaint or scolding about something someone did or didn’t do; expressing “I told you so” or “I’m warning you” in a forceful way; exasperated reminder or reproach to someone about a situation

Even if not; Without; Don't have to

Because of that situation; Given that this happened; It is no wonder that... because of ...

Not at all; By no means; Definitely not; Nothing like that; Not really