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How to sign: to some (great or small) extent
"it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy";
Similiar / Same: kind of, kinda, sort of
How to sign: on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; "used English terms instead of Latin ones";
Similiar / Same: instead
How to sign: more readily or willingly
"clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up";
Similiar / Same: preferably, sooner
How to sign: to a degree (not used with a negative)
"quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich";
Similiar / Same: quite
