ほどだ => Over N2
Degree, Level, Amount
ほど~ない => A is not as C as B N4
Comparisons
ば~ほど => The more A, C N3
Degree. Level, Amount
など => Such as… N4
Particles
にほかならない => Only A N2
Reason, Result, Response
など => Things like, for example… N3
Adjectival, Description
ほど => So much B that it's like A , The extent/degree of B is so high that it seems like A. N3
Information, Report
ほかない => There are no other methods except for A N2
(Not)only, (Not) even
どころではない => Its not A N2
Contrast,Surprise
~がほしい => I want ~ N5
Asking and Telling
ない[方「ほう」]がよい => It would be better to not A N4
Can, Should, Must
どんなに => No matter how (much) A, B , B is Result N3
Adjectival, Description