except

Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

You look a bit like my sister, except (that) she has longer hair.

I never made fun of her except teasingly.

höchstens, bis auf, ausgenommen

за исключе́нием того́, чтоza isključénijem tovó, što, кро́меkróme

(разговорное)Loosely, used to introduce a contrastive statement explaining why something wasn't successful, didn't happen, etc.

They fired tear gas at us, except the wind was blowing the wrong way.

I almost walked out, except I remembered the promise I had made.

(архаичное)Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.