However and Lest

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However adverb - In spite of that.

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Lest and however are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lest" instead a conjunction "However".

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However and lest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "However" instead a conjunction "Lest".

However, when Ryou asks Shiina why she's coming over, Kirin tries to silence her, and says instead that Shiina is coming over to eat some food, lest some aliens kidnap her.

Source: Manga / Gourmet Girl Graffiti
However, there is an instance or two where you'll want to not say something to them, lest you find yourself with an early Game Over.

Source: Talk to Everyone
However, there are at lest three examples of large-scale invasions by boarding parties.

Source: All Your Base Are Belong to Us

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