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Well is an adverb: He gets along well with his co-workers. Well is also an adjective when it is used to refer to health: I am not well today.
Real is an adjective meaning "genuine"; really is an adverb: The admiral has real charm, so he is really charismatic. The use of real as an adverb is colloquial or nonstandard: He writes real really well.
Sort of and kind of are often misused in written English by writers who actually mean rather or somewhat: Lannie was kind of rather saddened by the results of the test.
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Our minister pronounces his words very (precise, precisely). PRECISELY My pen was writing so (bad, badly) that I threw it away. BADLY The experts are (somewhat, kind of) undecided about the wisdom of such a tax. SOMEWHAT The woman looked (different, differently) than she did the day before. DIFFERENT
She looks (different, differently) at the situation now. DIFFERENTLY I feel (bad, badly) about missing the concert. BAD Make sure that she stirs the cookie batter (good, well). WELL Ted is a (real, really) good singer. REALLY