Linking expressions to start, connect and finish sentences

So as to: con intención deCome to expectIn times gone byAnd then only afterNothing has shortened To such an extentTime and againExtends far and wideFace the factIn the mainAs the day wore onAs to pass practically unnoticedit’s odd-son thatOf one form or anotherEach and every timeIt goes without saying that…Be at a complete lossWhen it comes to…Only ever beNeither could beWere we X already present, we would beHave resulted FROM…We owe the …. TO…Steems fromto go under your own steam:To make a stab atFat chance I am going in thereOn the verge ofTo take stock of the situationOn the asumption that…. As the day drew to a close”,“…leaving us in the dark as to what is being communicated! Acerca de lo que.Few and far betweenFor the most part….To arrive at the conclusion that…Before very long…By classical times Bring about by Sort things outAt the very least To this day/ Up to this dayLong beforeIn the mainMore often than notIf at allAs far back asThe X in question…

As to what ( de por qué?)Without putting too fine a point on itThere is as yetEver sinceAs yetEach and every time/ dayIt is just as true that…By no meansWhile on the moveNamely thatWe are led to believe thatIt is generally agreed that…In view of the fact that…For that very reason..As the years go byMore often than notIn a matter of daysUntil about x years ago…To that endNot to mince wordsNone the worse

Idioms

It’s sink or swim My cup of theeKill two birds with one stoneA bed of rosesThe bright lightsOnce in a blue moonTo kill time To turn over a new leafTo do something by the bookTo speak volumes about someoneDo the donkey work Do something with your eyes closed Do more harm than goodRun out of somethingRun short of somethingLook on the bright side Every cloud has a silver lining Look a gift horse in the mouthCatch somebody red handedLight at the end of the tunnelA leap in the dark ( risk )Come to lightSee the light In a word

Lost OF words Help someone out ( give advice)Fall in with ( juntarse con )Eat humble pie (admit you’re wrong)That’s pie in the sky (dreaming)Have a heart to heart conversation (confidential)Miss the pointPick up a fightFree as a birdIn free fall To give free rein Take the law into my own hands Grey area Black spotSpill the beansFood for thought ( warrants consideration) Over spilt milkTo have a finger in every pieKeep head above waterDon’t lose heart Play something by ear (without a plan)

Phrasal Verbs

Lay bare : revelarPut upon: abusarTake to: We have taken to go to the cinema on Fridays. Get the habitSing away your salary: dejarte sin un duro Glossed over: disimuladoVote out: no reelegirFeeds off: gracias a

Links:

FurthermoreIn additionMoreoverLikewiseSimilarlyHoweverOn the one hand…NeverthelessNonethelessAccordinglyAs a consequenceHenceThus

For these reasonsInstead On the contraryRatherFrom one perspectiveIn other wordsIn partiularThat is to sayBy classical timesAll in allIn briefFirst and foremostIn practiceIn theoryVirtually

Participle clauses:

Having possesion of more and more items……

Concessionary clause

Whilst we might not exactly feel euphoric about….I would agree that

Inversion

Were these services stripped away or put beyond the reach of affordability, the negative impact…Should you require any further information…Had I known what hard work it was going to be…Were it not for the reasonable price…Not only is it a complete waste of money, dear chap, but you would also spend a fortune getting it cleaned every time you weare it.Rarely do I spend money unless it is an absolute necessity.Only by trying again and again did eh manage to unlock the door.Never had Ted stayed in such a dreadful hotel before.

Other expressions

It was Dickens who captured the imagination of…It was because his personal life was so unhappy that…It was in 1987 that Dickens….What critics have always admired is…What really irritates me is…It is why you didn’t come and see me that I can’t understand.We came back from our two week holiday only to find that our house had been burgled.She studied hard only to discover that the exam was cancelled.

Even though she had always wanted to go, she had never had someone invite her to the ball before.Their singing was so bad that they even had people leaving the theatre before the interval.We are having our windows fixed tomorrow.

I wish/ If only

If only I hadn’t come to the expedition. Strong regretI wish it wasn’t so cold. Desire to change something annoyingI wish it would stop snowing. Desire to change something beyond our control.

Conditionals

If/provided