tamelijk Anglais:

It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.

You're quite right.

You say I should know him quite well, but as a matter of fact, I was introduced to him only last week.

I brought a jacket because it was quite cool this morning.

This time I stayed for the first time in a private villa, and it was really quite something.

If her nose were a little shorter, she would be quite pretty.

The teacher was quite candid about my chances of entering Tokyo University.

Until quite recently, most of the things we needed were made by hand.

Quite by chance, I met my old friend in the airport.

In conversation, one is likely to find out certain things about the other person quite easily.

Tom and Mary argue a lot, but they still get along quite well together.

English is quite often the language of choice when speaking to an international audience.

The 'gold' yearned for by the Japanese synchronized swimming world was not quite reached.

The bronze statue looks quite nice from a distance.

Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment.

She's rather clueless.

Our city is rather small in comparison with Tokyo.

In spite of the sunny weather, the air was rather chilly.

It is said that Japanese people are kind to people they know, but rather cold to those they don't.

We should spend our time creating content for our website rather than wasting time worrying about minor cosmetic details.

Rather than putting off this meeting, why don't we just call it off?

Rather than live a hundred years as a rabbit, live one day as a tiger.

Rather than getting depressed, I'd probably feel hatred towards her.

Even if it isn't true, it's still rather clever.

Ah, now I remember. I used a condom; something I rarely, or rather practically never, do.

So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, and who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity.

Or rather it seems, Kensuke arrived at the studio at the same that I and the other two were still coming.

Religion is too important a matter to its devotees to be a subject of ridicule. If they indulge in absurdities, they are to be pitied rather than ridiculed.

I'd rather go by train. I have a license, but no real driving experience, so I'm not very sure of myself behind the wheel.

The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.

She's pretty.

I had never eaten any kind of Thai food, so I was pretty excited about going to a Thai restaurant with my grandmother.

You're pretty calm cool and collected for somebody who has a major presentation tomorrow.

If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser.

He's a financial analyst with a pretty good reputation for his analysis of economic trends.

The first time, I spoke pretty much no Chinese at all, and didn't understand China's conventions and customs.

My haircut only cost 1,000 yen. That's pretty rare these days. He probably didn't have a license.

I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.

What're you doing? "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."

Pretty soon we'd better wrap up this break and get back to work.

Pretty soon along came to the village some strangely dressed people who called themselves surveyors; and they surveyed a line in front of my grandmother's little house.

If you go drinking with Tom, be prepared to listen to some pretty outlandish cock and bull stories.

Pretty soon, there was an elevated train going back and forth just above the small village.

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

It's geared pretty much towards real fighting isn't it? Apart from the eyes, crotch, and attacks against fallen opponents just about anything goes ...