1) When we want to change the direction of a conversation but making a link with what we just said a) At least b) Speaking of c) After all 2) When you want to introduce something you thought of, or to change the subject completely a) By the way/Incidentally b) As a matter of fact c) So 3) When we want to introduce additional surprising or unexpected information a) In any case b) Obviously c) Actually/In fact/As a matter of fact 4) To mean that what you said before is less important than what you're about to say; to return to the main topic of the conversation a) I suppose b) In any case/Anyway c) Actually/As a matter of fact 5) When you want to introduce a positive point after negative information a) At least b) As far as c) As I was saying 6) When you want to go back to a previous subject; after you've been interrupted a) Speaking of b) Basically c) As I was saying 7) When we want to generalize  a) On the whole b) Otherwise c) On the other hand 8) When you want to mark that you are taking everything into consideration a) After all b) All in all c) Speaking of 9) When you introduce a point of view/argument that the other person have not taken into consideration; also to sum up things a) After all b) All in all c) Basically 10) For additional information or arguments a) I mean b) In other words c) Besides 11) When you introduce the most important or fundamental point a) Basically b) All in all c) Speaking of 12) When you point a fact that is very clear to see a) Otherwise b) Obviously c) Regarding 13) To make things clearer; explain yourself better or give more details a) That is to say b) I mean c) As far as ... is/are concerned 14) When you want to say things in a different way a) Otherwise b) As... used to say c) In other words 15) To express what the outcome of something would be if something did not happen/was different a) Otherwise b) On the other hand c) In other words 16) When we want to express emphasis on something or someone's position; about someone/the topic a) Actually/As a matter of fact b) As far as ... is/are concerned/Regarding/As regards c) Basically 17) When you want to introduce an explanation or clarification of a point you just made a) Obviously b) As a matter of fact c) That is to say 18) To balance/introduce contrasting facts or points a) Otherwise b) On one/the other hand c) However

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