firstly
adverb
used for beginning a list of events that happened, or for saying what will happen first
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lastly
adverb
used when you want to make one more statement, ask one more question, or mention one more thing in a list before you finish
et cetera
the full form of etc.
to begin with
used for introducing the first thing in a list of things you are going to say
last but not least
used when you mention the final person or thing in a list, in order to say that they are equally important
...or something (like that)
used for referring to any of a group of things or possibilities without being specific
and so on/forth
used instead of mentioning more of a similar type of thing that has already been mentioned
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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