Sequence:

firstly, at first, first of all, to begin / start with, in the first place, in the second place, secondly, at
the same time next, for now, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, later on
meanwhile, next, then, soon, later, while, earlier, finally, lastly, and eventually simultaneously,
afterward, in conclusion, to conclude, to conclude with, with this in mind, last but not least

Appearance and reality:

at first sight apparently...but they are really / actually / but in fact,... The fact is that... As a
matter of fact

Addition:
also, again, as well as, too, besides, coupled with, furthermore, in addition, additionally,
moreover, what is more, similarly, likewise, apart from, on top of that, not only,... but also...

Consequence, result:
accordingly, as a result (of), consequently, as a consequence, for this reason, for this purpose,
hence, so, then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore, that is why, because of
that

Reason:
because, because of + N, due to + N, due to the fact that, for this, for this reason, owing to +N,
owing to the fact that

Contrast:
in marked / sharp / stark / striking contrast to conversely, instead, on the contrary, in contrast to,
on (the) one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, although, though, yet, but, however, still,
nevertheless, nonetheless, whereas, while, all the same, in spite of, despite,

Similarity and comparison:

similarly, equally, likewise, in the same / a different way, by the same token = in a similar way
comparatively, correspondingly

Stating facts:
actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, really

Emphasis:
above all, chiefly, especially, particularly, singularly, undoubtedly, indeed, obviously, generally,
admittedly, in fact, particularly, in particular, clearly, it must be admitted, certainly, undeniably, it
must be said, to be fair / honest, it cannot be denied, it must be allowed

Exemplifying and illustrating:

chiefly, especially, for instance, for example, for one thing, as an illustration, illustrated with, as
an example, in this case, that is, that is to say, in particular, markedly, namely, particularly,
including, specifically, such as, a case in point is..

Restatement:
in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently, to
put it another way,

Summarizing, concluding:
after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event, in brief,
in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, to sum up, consequently, in the long run, on
balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally In conclusion.