*por cierto: "By the way, I meet your sister in the mall"(Por cierto, me encontré a tu madre en el mall) *A pesar de: "Even though/if it's raining, we will go running"(A pesar de que está lloviendo, saldremos a correr)

as soon as/ tan pronto como (apenas) (en cuanto) given/puesto que- Given he comes, I will go too. as long as/ mientras- As long as it is not too late, I will go since or because/ ya que- Since I am here, I mind as well take advatage so/ asi que (entonces)- it was a long night so I am going to sleep late tomorrow

A pesar de: despite/ in spite of Sin embargo: However Además: Furthemore/ moreover Aunque: although/ though