Leaving out; except; barring.
The larger or thicker end of anything.
Except; yet; nevertheless; however; not with standing; tho; even if; besides; again.
Not otherwise than; no more than; only.
" No; but I'll tell you what I do want. – Calvary Alley by Alice Hegan Rice
Fidelia did not say much, but she said just the right thing in the right way when the time came. – Eunice by Margaret Murray Robertson