1. to (an extent), up to, so far as, even
2. there is no need to ..., it should hardly be necessary to ...
3. even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
1. indicates word or phrase being defined
2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
3. with
4. (not) as much as, (not) so much as
5. the fact that, to think that, such a thing as