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| kind of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, pretty) | |
| sort of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, way) | |
| to some extent(idiom, adverb, amount, pretty) | |
| by choice(idiom, adverb, choice, sooner) | |
| in preference(idiom, adverb, choice, sooner) | |
| on the contrary(idiom, conjunction, or, contrariety) | |
| by all means(idiom, affirmation) | |
| pretty well(idiom, imperfection, unimportance) | |
| faute de mieux(idiom, adverb) | |
| in lieu of(idiom, adverb, sooner, instead) | |
| in some measure(idiom, adverb, smallness) | |
| instead of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, conjunction) | |
| like better(verb, idiom, favor, desire) | |
| more readily(idiom, adverb, sooner, instead) | |
| more willingly(idiom, adverb, sooner, instead) | |
| as an alternative | |
| by preference(idiom, adverb, choice, sooner) | |
| good enough(idiom, imperfection) | |
| have rather(idiom, choice) | |
| per contra(idiom, contrariety) |
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