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: to a degree (not used with a negative)
"quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich";
Similiar / Same: quite