хотя; и так уже(о прошлом Bullfinch); и без того(in the past • The first weeks of parenthood were stressful and sad as it was – and then we found out our son was born with a hearing loss. – Первые недели нашей родительской жизни были и без того напряжёнными и грустными – и тут мы узнаём, что у нашего сына вдобавок ещё и тугоухость от рождения.ART Vancouver); как ни
само по себе(A man and his girlfriend were reportedly driving along a rural road when they saw some movement near the side of the road. They originally thought the figure was a naked man crawling along on the ground, which was already odd enough as it is, but as they approached they realized that it was even much stranger than this. (mysteriousuniverse.org) -- что уже само по себе было странноART Vancouver)
