| Possibilities | 13 |
| No ___, ands or buts | 20 |
| Maybes | 6 |
| What-___ | 8 |
| Preconditions | 13 |
| "...___ and buts were candy and nuts..." | 50 |
| Unknown factors | 15 |
| No ___, ands, or buts | 21 |
| Uncertain conditions | 20 |
| They could go either way | 24 |
| Partners of "ands" and "buts" | 49 |
| Hypothetical cases | 18 |
| Conditional conjunctions | 24 |
| "No __, ands, or buts!" | 33 |
| "Ands" or "buts" alternatives | 49 |
| "... ___ and buts were candy and nuts ..." | 52 |
| Unknowns | 8 |
| Uncertain possibilities | 23 |
| They're uncertain | 21 |
| They could happen | 17 |
| Question marks | 14 |
| Provisos | 8 |
| Partner of ands and buts | 24 |
| Hypothethicals | 14 |
| ". . . ___ and buts were candy and nuts" | 50 |
| ''Weather permitting'' et al. | 45 |
| ''No __, ands, or buts!'' | 41 |
| ''No ___, ands or buts'' | 40 |
| ''... ___ and buts were candy and nuts ...'' | 60 |
| Unpredictable factors | 21 |
| Unknown conditions | 18 |
| Uncertain matters | 17 |
| Things up in the air | 20 |
| Things not yet certain | 22 |
| They're unclear | 19 |
| They're not definite | 24 |
| They're hypothetical | 24 |
| They might happen | 17 |
| They may happen | 15 |
| Theoreticals | 12 |
| Speculations | 12 |
| Some conditions | 15 |
| Questionables | 13 |
| Possible scenarios | 18 |
| Possibilities to consider | 25 |
| Pals of ands and buts | 21 |
| No ____ ands or buts | 22 |
| List of possibilities | 21 |
| Could-go-either-way factors | 27 |
| Contingency plans address them | 30 |
| Companions of ands and buts | 27 |
| Certain qualifications | 22 |
| "No ---, ands or buts" | 32 |
| "No __, ands or buts" | 31 |
| "No ___, ands, or buts!" | 34 |
| "No ___, ands or . . . " | 34 |
| 'No --, ands or buts!' | 30 |
| Â Â Presumptions | 22 |
| In that case | 12 |
| "Assuming that ..." | 29 |
| "In that case ..." | 28 |
| "Assuming that's true ..." | 40 |
| Should that be the case | 23 |
| Assuming that's true | 24 |
| Then | 4 |
| "In that event ..." | 29 |
| "In that case . . ." | 30 |
| ''In that case . . .'' | 38 |
| In that event | 13 |
| Assumption-to-conclusion segue | 30 |
| Should that be true | 19 |
| ''Assuming that's true . . .'' | 50 |
| Words before a conclusion | 25 |
| Were that to happen | 19 |
| Supposing that | 14 |
| Should that happen | 18 |
| In case it's true | 21 |
| "Should that be true ..." | 35 |
| "Should that be the case ..." | 39 |
| "Provided that..." | 28 |
| "Provided that is the case ..." | 41 |
| "In that case..." | 27 |
| "Based on that..." | 28 |
| "Based on that ..." | 29 |
| ''That being the case . . .'' | 45 |
| ''Presuming that to be true . . .'' | 51 |
| Words of surmise | 16 |
| Words before then | 17 |
| Then preceder | 13 |
| That being the case ... | 23 |
| That being the case . . . | 25 |
| Speculative words | 17 |
| Should that come to pass | 24 |
| In the event it's true | 26 |
| In that case ... | 16 |
| In case that's true | 23 |
| Assumption before "then" | 34 |
| “Assuming that’s true ...” | 38 |
| "Should that happen ..." | 34 |
| "Should that be the case" | 35 |