namely
adverb
used for introducing more detailed information about a subject that you are discussing
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incidentally
adverb
used for adding related but less important information to what has just been said, or for suddenly introducing a new subject
furthermore
adverb
used before a statement that is connected to what you have just said and adds something to it
not to mention
used for adding a comment that emphasizes the main idea of what you have already said
even so
used for introducing a statement that seems surprising after what you said before
the fact that
used after expressions such as ‘due to’ or ‘in view of’ when you are giving some extra information
in any case
used for adding information to support a statement or make it clearer
by the way
used for introducing a new or extra fact or comment into a conversation
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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