I like all seasons, but ____ I prefer Summer
on the whole
after all
Q. Did you read the book I lent you? A. I did. And ________ I loved it
after all
as a matter of fact
Please get some milk while your out, ____________ we'll have none for the tea
otherwise
besides
Q. Why didn't you like the film? A. _________________ I didn't like the characters very much
Basically
After all
There were many problems from start to finish, ____________ it was a complete disaster!
talking of
in other words
It wasn't the best film I'd ever seen, but _________ the tickets were half-price
at least
all in all
We didn't go to the beach on Sunday because there's too much traffic, and __________ the weather wasn't great
at least
in any case
The weather's been crazy recently, ____________ did you read the article on climate change I sent you?
on the other hand
talking/speaking of which
_______ you can't expect historical films to be completely accurate
Obviously
Otherwise
You're grounded and _________ going out tonight, you can forget about it!
as regards
in fact