(informal) and with good reason, and rightly so, and unsurprisingly so

on account of, due to, because of

innocent, uninvolved

(transitive with avec) to make common cause with

knowingly, knowing all the facts, with full knowledge of the facts, with one's eyes open

(literary) to take sides

in desperation, out of desperation, as a last resort

at any rate, in any case, anyway

causal link, causal relationship

to cause (be the cause of)