ふりをする => To pretend to (be) A N3
Adjectival, Description
より => More… than… N4
Comparisons
というより => Rather than A N3
Comparison, Exchange
を[踏「ふ」]まえて => Thinking of A N1
Based/focused/depending on
より~の[方「ほう」]が~ => B is more C than A N4
Comparisons
ため(に) => For, because… N4
Cause and Effect
をはじめ/をはじめとする => For example, A N2
Lists, Examples
を[頼「たよ」]りに => With the help of A; thanks to A N2
Based, Focused, Depending on
はもちろん/はもとより => Although A is given/obvious; B N3
List, Examples
ずくめ => Completely A, entirely A N1
Degree/ Level/Amount
めったにない => Rarely N3
Degree. Level, Amount
そのため => Because of A, B N3
Reason, Result, Response