Allen's job was incredibly tedious. He ran away and joined the circus. (seeing as/that))
Seeing as/that his job was so tedious, Allen ran away and joined the circus.
John is afraid of spiders. He likes Noodles, my new pet tarantula. (contrast linker + gerund)
Despite/Inspite of being afraid of spiders John likes Noodles, my new pet tarantula.
Linda's new job is very demanding. She makes sure she spends time with her family.(contrast linker + the fact....)
Despite/In spite of the fact that Linda's new job is very demanding, she makes sure she spends time with her family.
Andrew regularly stole things from his work. Last week he got fired. (result)
Andrew regularly stole things from his work, consequently/therefore he got fired. OR Andrew regularly stole things from his work. As a result, he got fired.
Donald never lifted a finger around the house. His wife divorced him. (reason linker + noun)
Because of/due to/owing to Donald's laziness, his wife divorced him.
Jamie is always the life and soul of the party. He's quite shy. (even though)
Even though Jamie is quite shy, he's always the life and soul of the party.
Christina climbed in through her bedroom window. She didn't want to wake up her dad. (so that)
Christina climbed in through her bedroom window so that she wouldn't wake up her dad.
Maria wanted to pass the exam. She cheated. (purpose)
Maria cheated to/ in order to/ so as to pass the exam.
Simon didn't have time to study for the exam. He didn't want to cheat.(nonetheless/nevertheless)
Simon didn't have time to study for the exam. Nonetheless/Nevertheless, he didn't want to cheat.
John is afraid of spiders. He won't go near Noodles, my new pet tarantula. (reason linker +noun)
John won't go near Noodles, my new pet tarantula because of/due to/owing to his fear of spiders.