LINKING WORDS

1. CONTRASTING

1.1. in contrast to

1.2. to contrast with

1.3. in comparison to (resemblence)

1.4. in comparison with (differences)

1.5. although

1.6. however

1.7. despite the fact that / in spite of

1.8. while

1.9. whereas

1.10. differing from

1.11. on the one hand / on the other hand

1.12. on the contrary

1.13. meanwhile

1.14. similarly

1.15. in the same way as

2. ADDITION

2.1. additionally

2.2. in addition

2.3. moreover

2.4. besides

2.5. furthermore

2.6. not only..., but also

2.7. apart from this

2.8. what's more

2.9. also

3. EMPHASIS

3.1. it is worth mentioning that

3.2. undoubtedly

3.3. doubtlessly

3.4. there is no doubt that

3.5. it should be noted that

3.6. to point out

3.7. the point which is often overlooked is

3.8. the key point of ... is ...

3.9. it goes without saying

3.10. needless to say

4. ORDER

4.1. firstly

4.2. first of all

4.3. in the first place

4.4. first and foremost

4.5. to begin with

4.6. secondly

4.7. second of all

4.8. last but not the least

4.9. above all

4.10. subsequently

5. GIVING EXAMPLES

5.1. for example / for instance

5.2. such as

5.3. including

5.4. namely

5.5. when it comes to...

5.6. with respect to

5.7. regarding...

5.8. proof of this

5.9. to clarify

5.10. to demonstrate

5.11. among others

6. EXPRESSING OPINION

6.1. in my opinion

6.2. in my view

6.3. from my point of view

6.4. it seems to me that

6.5. as far as I'm concerned

6.6. to my mind

6.7. in appears that

6.8. from my perspective

6.9. I truely believe that

6.10. I guess

7. EXPRESSING AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT

7.1. I beg to differ

7.2. I can't agree with

7.3. I strongly disagree

7.4. I have to side with ... on (topic)

7.5. I am not sure that...

7.6. I can't but agree

7.7. I can't but disagree

7.8. I couldn't agree more

7.9. I see your point

7.10. that's partly true

8. CONCLUDING

8.1. all in all

8.2. all things considered

8.3. taking everything into account

8.4. to draw a conclusion

8.5. in conclusion

8.6. in summary

8.7. to sum up

8.8. to summarise

8.9. to conclude

8.10. altogether