39.2.1. gy. C1C2 (példák)

anyhow adverb /ˈeniː.haʊ/ 4 legalábbis (előző kijelentés árnyalása, korrigálása)

Boys aren't horrible - not all of them anyhow!

incidentally adverb /ɪn.sɪˈden.təl.i/ mellesleg ..., egyébként ... (új téma felvetése/egyéb kapcsolatos információ megadása)

Incidentally, talking of Stephen, have you met Stephen's girlfriend?

Phrases and idioms:

come to think of it most jut eszembe (hogy ...)

Come to think of it, I've got two batteries that you can have upstairs.

drop it/the subject hagyja/ejti a témát

I don't want to talk about it any more - let's drop the subject.

first and foremost mindenekelőtt, elsősorban

In spite of being elected to office, she remains first and foremost a writer.

for a start először is (az első indok/dolog említése)

I won't be going - I've got too much homework for a start.

for one thing először is (egy ok/indok megadása)

You can't give Amy that shirt - for one thing it's too small for her.

not least nem utolsósorban (különösen) (formal)

The whole trip was fascinating, not least because of the people I met.

suppose/supposing (that) tegyük fel (, hogy ...)

Suppose he phones tonight. What should I say?

when it comes to sth/doing sth ami vmit illet (egy új gondolat felvetése)

When it comes to baking cakes, she's an expert.