~ほど (to the extent of)

A pittance of a salary like that is completely useless.

I stared so hard my eyes nearly split at the corners.

My love grows stronger the more it is rejected.

The eyes say as much as the mouth.

I was hated so much they called me a mortal enemy — what did I do to deserve that?

The scientific truth of evolution is so thoroughly confirmed as to be beyond any possibility of dispute, and essentially irrefutable.

The midday sun beat down on the tennis court so brightly it was blinding.

To sum it up, it's a one-on-one showdown, but the level of play is beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

"I haven't got time to hang out with you." "Aw, now I'm bummed out…"

It's a textbook case of how the less learned a person is, the more convinced they are that they're right.

For the past thirty years, ad agencies have been dying to get the big tobacco companies as clients.

I was made to listen to Grandma's old stories so much I got calluses on my ears.

The story was so funny we were doubled over laughing.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Because thunder is now scientifically explained, people no longer believe it's the wrath of god against humans. So thunder isn't as frightening as it used to be.

I'm so busy my head is spinning.

It's good news, almost too good to be true.

I've been there, but it's not as great as its reputation suggests.

I don't think I can win her favor as well as you can.

The busier a person is, the more time they find.

She wasn't fool enough to believe what he said.

She is surprisingly energetic for her age.

She isn't the kind of insensitive girl who would laugh at a funeral.

She was kind enough to let me know about it.

She danced so gracefully that she surprised us all.

She looked more beautiful than ever before.

She's recovered enough to wash her own hair now.

She had an abnormal lust for money.

She was strikingly beautiful.

She isn't as cheerful as she used to be.