to resemble; to have the air of; to look like; to become (in appearance or manner), to seem to be ~; to appear to be ~, to take on a certain air or quality of ~

Even if (one does), Even in the case of, Even from the perspective of

Precisely because, Only because, Because (emphatic)

May I... / Is it a problem if ... / Do you mind if ... / It is okay to ...

There is no need to, It is fine if you don’t, Unnecessary

in line with, based on, in accordance with

may not be the case, but at least, even though not, at least, if not ~, then ~

Ignoring, Disregarding, Despite

Not limited to, Not restricted to, Not only

Nothing compared to, Cannot be compared to, Far beyond comparison

unbecoming of, unworthy of, not proper for

utmost degree of X, height of X, the most ...

live up to a reputation or name, be worthy of someone’s name, not bring shame to someone or something

Ended up not doing something, Never got around to, In the end, failed to do/attempt something

If you ask, In someone else's opinion, According to (a source)

Cannot express how ~, excruciatingly ~, Too ~ for words; unbelievably ~, Extremely; to an incredible extent

Because; Since; On account of; Due to, As it was due to X, ... (formal, literary), Regrettably because of X (often used to preface a consequence)

Completely, Entirely, All in, Nothing but

To be outmatched by, Not reach the level of, Cannot compare with

Although, But, Although I say