1. notwithstanding   adverb   

原句: All the above notwithstanding, is was only a matter of time before a country in the region was given the go-ahead to host the showpiece of world soccer.

意思: despite this

字源: late Middle English: from not + withstanding, present participle of withstand, on the pattern of Old French non obstant ‘not providing an obstacle to’. 

例句: Notwithstanding, the problem is a significant one.

1. briefly   adverb   

原句: Middleton has also been, briefly, a working woman.

意思:
a. for a short time
b. in few words 

例句:
a. He had spoken to Emma only briefly.
b. Let me tell you briefly what happened.