BBC Learning English
Enumeration indicates a cataloguing of what is being said; most enumerations belong to clearly defined sets.
-first, furthermore, finally.
-one, two, three, etc.
-first(ly), second(ly), third(ly), etc.
-to begin/start with, in the second place, moreover, to conclude.
-next, then, afterwards, lastly, finally
To mark the end of an ascending order you can use:
-above all
-last but not least
To mark the beginning of a descending order you can use:
-first and foremost
-first and most important(ly)
Based upon Chapter 10: “Sentence Connection”, in A grammar of Contemporary
English by Quirk Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik. Longman 1972.