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Whether it is X or Y; Be it X or Y; In either case, regardless of which

Once; Now that; As soon as

What kind of; No matter what kind of; No … (with a negative verb); Any... (with a negative verb)

in one's own way; of someone's own; do one's best in one's own way; as much as one can

Do as (one is told or ordered…); In accordance with; In compliance with; Just like

surrounding; related to; associated with; connected with; linked to

to be (in a position of); as a; for (in the sense of in the capacity of)

If ~, then ~; Should ~, then ~; Before ~, ~

making nothing of; ignoring; in defiance of; regardless of; disregarding

not suitable for; not worth it for; not appropriate for; not up to (someone); not something to bother with for (someone)

Think that; Believe that; Expect that; Have confidence that; Absolutely

Based on; Considering; Keeping in mind; Taking into account; Therefore

Therefore; For that reason; As a result; Consequently; Hence

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)