in the hope that

whatever, regardless of what, no matter what ... was/were

as much as possible

(literary) to act like a madman, to act crazy

(literary) to act wisely

better than nothing

(derogatory) a nobody, a nonentity, chopped liver (unimportant person) / (derogatory) a nobody, a nonentity, chopped liver (unimportant person); a drudge (person who works in a low job)

(literary) terrible things about someone, nasty things about someone

(with indicative) in such a way that / (with subjunctive) so as to, in order to

supposing that, assuming that