• in contempt of sg, in the face of sg
• all the same, any the less, nevertheless, none the less, nonetheless
• all the same, even so, still
• despite, in defiance of sg, in spite of
• against the grain with sy
• in spite of all his faults, with all his faults
• wicked and all as he was
• in the teeth of all opposition
• in the teeth of all opposition
• wicked and all as he was