much as

Regardless of or despite how much; although. Much as I'd like to see Paris or Rome some day, I'm pretty content to stay right here in my hometown for the time being. Much as he hated the arrogant young man, Jonathan couldn't allow an innocent person to be arrested for a crime he didn't commit.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odette	o-DET	French
Cahya	CHAH-yah	Indonesian
Rina (1)	REE-nah	Italian, Dutch
Yura	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Voski	-	Armenian
Lena	['li:nə]