…ほうがよかった => If only (Regret) N3
Regret
…というほかはない => no other; nothing else N2
Exclamatory
…ほうがよほど... => very; greatly; much; to a large extent N2
Compare
とうとう ... なかった => In the end, not... N3
Completed
より~ほうが => is more than N5
かとおもうほど => a thing reaches such a terrible level N2
For example, simile
ようと思う/ようと思っている => thinking of doing; planning to ~ N3
そうかといって => but still N3
Beyond expectations
~ ほうがましだ => better than; would rather ~ N1
Evaluate
とはうってかわって => unlike; totally different; very different from ~ N1
Reach level
~もってのほかだ      => not tolerable; strictly forbidden; not allowed N1
ほとんど…た => hardly any, almost all N2
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