というより/というか => rather than ~ N3
てっきり...と思う => surely; certainly; without a doubt N3
とうとう ... なかった => In the end, not... N3
Completed
そうかといって => but still N3
Beyond expectations
…とばかりおもっていた => Thought that ... N3
Speculation
…ほうがよかった => If only (Regret) N3
Regret
とはうってかわって => unlike; totally different; very different from ~ N1
Reach level
... ばかり => About … N2
More or less in quantity
かと思ったら/かと思うと => just when; no sooner than ~ N2
よりいっそ => I'd rather... than... N2
Description
... ようったって => Even if ... can't .... N2
Things do not match the prediction
ばかりだ => Just N3
Result status