Vocabulary - transitions words & phrases

Does this picture have a lot to do with transition words and phrases?.... I'm not so sure it does, perseverence and the thrill of the challenge are good to keep in mind.
I'm sure that the guy in the picture is taking the iBT next week and he's thinking about the kinds of words you'll see below as he's hanging from the cliff.

This list has been adapted from the ETS information sheet.

They are probably worth checking out for understanding and make you have a list of favourites --- at least 2 or 3 from each category.


Sequence
again, also, and, and then, finally, first, second, third, next, still, too, and so forth, afterward, subsequently, finally, consequently, previously, before this, simultaneously, concurrently

To add
besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, nor, lastly, what's more, moreover, in addition

To prove
because, for, since, for the same reason, obviously, evidently, furthermore, moreover, besides, indeed, in fact, in addition, in any case, that is

To compare and contrast
whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, on the contrary, by comparison, where, compared to, up against, balanced against, vis a vis, but, although, conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast, although this may be true, still, though, yet, despite, as opposed to

Time
immediately, thereafter, soon, after a few hours, finally, then, later, previously, formerly,
first (second, etc.), next, and then, as long as, as soon as

Cause-and-effect
as a result, because, consequently, for this purpose, so, then, therefore, to this end

Emphasis
definitely, extremely, obviously, in fact, indeed, in any case, absolutely, positively, naturally, surprisingly, always, forever, perennially, eternally, never, emphatically, unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation

Exception
yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite, of course, once in a while, sometimes

Examples
for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, on this occasion, in this situation, take the case of, to demonstrate, to illustrate, as an illustration, to illustrate, such as

To summarize and conclude
in brief, on the whole, summing up, to conclude, in conclusion, as I have shown, hence, therefore, accordingly, thus, as a result, consequently, as has been noted, as we have seen