although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 kě shì or 但是 dàn shì etc)

Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.

And all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

This time, although I'm more experienced, there's nobody waiting to meet me.