Chronological transitions - signal relationships in time

     presently            the next day                 before         during

     at length             soon afterward            after            when

     afterward            by that time                since             while

     meanwhile          at that moment

     next                    from then on

     first                     within an hour

     soon                    at last

     later                    earlier

     second                then

Spatial transitions - signal relationship in space

     a little farther on                 next to Y

     in the next room                 at the center of the table

     at that altitude                     across the way

     between those cities            about a centimeter to the right

     beyond this area                   just to the left

Comparison transitions - similar to what precedes

     likewise                          once again

     similarly                         in much the same way

     at the same time             one more

     in like manner                compared to X

Contrast transitions - signal contradiction or contrast

     however                 nevertheless                    although                            but

     conversely             on the other hand            even though                       yet

     even so                  in spite of this/that          whereas

     unlike Y                on the contrary

     nonetheless            in contrast

     instead

Example transitions - to illustrate a point

     for example            for instance

     frequently               specifically

     similarly                 in particular

     in general                to illustrate

     in order to Y           that is

     generally                 occasionally

     usually                    especially

Cause and Effect transitions -to signal what follows is a result of what precedes

     therefore            as a result                since                                     so

     consequently     as a consequence     because                                and that is why

     finally                for this reason                                                      and so

     thus                    on the whole

     them                   in other words

     due to Y             accordingly

Supplementary transitions - to signal additional information

     in fact           furthermore                         and

     then, too       moreover

     again            in addition

     first               besides that

     naturally       for that matter

     surely            of course

     indeed           to be sure

     in fact            as a matter of fact

     to repeat        in other words

     besides          as noted earlier

Counter argument transitions - to signal a counter point

     of course    after all            although                               although Y may be true

     certainly    to be sure        even though

Conclusion transitions - signal conclusion/end

     therefore                  in a word

     in short                    in conclusion

     on the whole            in summary

     to summarize           finally