Halfway
Halfway adverb - In some measure or degree.
Usage example: that was a halfway decent performance of a difficult piece
Rather and halfway are semantically related. in partially topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Halfway", when it comes to topics like to some degree.
Rather
Rather adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: I say, don't you think that's rather expensive for a hamburger?
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Rather than doing this, BlackWave instead created his own 22nd century aesthetic that's halfway between contemporary spacecraft like the Space Shuttle or Dream Chaser and TOS, logically enough.
Source: Fanfic / Reimagined Enterprise -
The problem largely lies in how many times the Mage overshoots the warrior rather early on, rather than say, halfway through.
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Like in Aigis' case, his human characteristics grow stronger over the course of the game and he manages to create himself a rather convincing human body halfway through the game.
Source: Pinocchio Syndrome
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