-Ever since ancient times "experts" have been predicting the future. 2.And so on: y as sucesivamente, etc. 3.In addition: adems. - In addition, waiting lists for major operations are shorter than at any time i n the last thirty years. 5. far more: mucho ms. - far more than there were just twenty years ago. 6. Even so: an as - Even so, an average of six people died and 364 were injured. 7. in order to (conjunction): a fin de que. - 46% of Britons would hide income in order to pay less tax. - In order to check his appointments for the day, he looked at his secretary's d iary. 8. Perhaps: (tener expectativas de algo, esperar que algo pase ) - Perhaps my friend Mari will be a famous actress one day. 10. just so that: ( slo para que..) - Many poor people chose to live in houses without windows just so that they did 't have to pay! 11. On the other hand (por otra parte) - Female teachers in the USA couldn't get married. Male teachers, on the other h and, could get married and have children without any problem! 12. in practice: en la prctica. - This meant, in practice, that you couldn't travel at more than eight kilometre s per hour! 14. Particulary (adv). - The owners were clearly surprised, particulary since the toddler she tripped o ver was her own son. 15. Anyway (adv): de todos modos, de cualquier manera. - It's not the shop's fault a mother can't control her child anyway. 16. Whatever: lo que sea - Whatever you think, the compensation culture which has grown up in the USA is spreading, and it will affect all of us.
17. Whenever: cuando / to carry on: continuar - Whenever I try to get him to watch a movie on Tv or something, he either compl etely ignores me or he agrees and gets bored because he wants to go back to his game. - But whenever his parents come round he carries on playing and ignores them. 18. Somehow: de alguna manera. - But somehow I've never done a proper hike. 19. Or so: ms o menos. 20. but: otro significado es "excepto", esto cuando es usado como preposicin. - They don't want to talk about their worries to anyone, but the therapist. 21. to date: hasta la fecha. - To date, they has raised over a half a billion pounds. 22. In having: al tener. In having the double basses play the bass voice an octave lower than the origina l,we amplified the original version sightly. 23. somewhat: algo The effect is somewhat more brilliant. 24. Instead = rather than : en vez. / like-minded(adj): de la misma opinion. - Rather than the usual beach flopout, we are turning instead to a growing band of small tour operators offering Thai cooking weeks ... - We're just talking about activity holidays where, instead of just lying on a b each you follow a particular interest or hobby with like-minded people. A) Similar meaning to And Also: Besides: What's more: - Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, what's more it can be very expensi ve. B) Similar meaning to but However (conj): sin embargo. - Unfortunately, however, getting divorced is becoming a habit. - However, most employees in the lowest-paid professions are women. - However, the drink was on the floor because she had thrown it over her boyfrie nd. Although: Despite this: - Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, despite this many young people sta rt every year. C) Similar meaning to So For that reason: As a result: - As a result of the injury, you lose your place in the local sports team. Therefore: