(Verb/adjective/noun)+ のに
In spite of/even though….
Verb (う/いる/た) + ところです。
About/in the middle of/have just
Verb, adj, noun+うちに
While
Noun, adjective,verb+なら
If it is true that, if that is the case
AはBにobjectを causative verb
Making/letting someone do something
Verb, adjective, noun + みたいです。
How things seem
Verb, adjective, noun +ようです。
How things seem
AはBほど negative ending
A is “not as …” as B