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Rather

I'd rather stand on it than eat it.
I'm afraid the position we're offering is a rather junior one, though.
I'd rather not, if you don't mind.
In fact, he's doing rather well since the bankruptcy.
I'm sorry, but my client's costs have risen rather steeply recently.
No no, I'd rather not bother, nah.
Anyway, I'd rather be here with you.
Wouldn't you rather go to the monster truck rally with your girlfriend?
It's rather empty at this hour in the afternoon.
Now, would you rather that the Feds put him away or us?
Sometimes you'd just rather stay at home.
I'd rather die than let that happen.
I'd rather...I'd rather stand.
She seemed rather cold tonight, didn't she?
I'd rather not talk about this.
I'd rather not say.
Aren't those jeans rather tight.
Not necessarily the physical events themselves, but rather the thoughts and feelings surrounding them.
The dining area is rather busy.
[apprehensive] I'd rather not talk about it, sir.
You have a rather irritating method of expressing yourself.
A little agitated, Jack stands up and becomes rather animated as he talks.
Well, I rather not say to much about things we can't prove yet.
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