1) I studied hard for the test. I failed it. (despite)
2) He doesn't earn a lot of money. He gives a lot of it to charity. (However)
3) I'd seen the film before. I still really enjoyed it. (although)
4) I started to eat less. I didn't lose any weight (in spite of).
5) It wasn't very warm. We had a good time at the beach. (Nevertheless)
6) I don't speak a word of Chinese. I understood what he said. (even though)​

Despite my studying hard for the test, I failed it. He doesn't earn a lot of money, however, he gives a lot of it to charity. Although I'd seen the film before, I still really enjoyed it.In spite of the fact that I started to eat less, I didn't lose any weight.It wasn't very warm, nevertheless we had a good time at the beach.Even though I don't speak a word of Chinese, I understood what he said.