1. quite
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.
Anglais mot "比较"(quite) se produit dans des ensembles:
副词 - Adverbs2. comparison
In comparison with Tokyo, London is small.
His work is beyond comparison.
comparison test
I'm just beginner in comparison with her.
To have a better comparison we need to have more information.
In comparison to which she's been in a really good mood recently.
Godwin's law teaches us that any infinite discussion about an arbitrary subject converges to a Nazi comparison.
They made a comparison of different countries' exercising habits.
that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
after comparison of all the solutions proposed by the contractors
She's so tall that he looks tiny by/in comparison.
Mazda MX-5 RF vs Mazda MX-5 comparison
The comparison of both machines is difficult.
Wr drew some comparisons between the problems which frequently occur in our team.
It's a comparison of setting the white balance to "auto" versus presetting it with white copy paper.
3. comparatively
American senior citizens are comparatively well-off.
They are fighting against their comparatively low standard of living.
Crimes of violence were comparatively rare until a few years ago.
Inflation was comparatively low.
The park's roads are comparatively few and they are kept intentionally narrow.
My surgeon has a comparatively higher fee than others in his field with the same years of experience.
The prices of Japanese automobiles are still comparatively high.
It is to be regretted that comparatively little is known of the phenomenon of fatigue in the central nervous system.
4. rather
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.