I'm rather the shy type.
rather
むしろ, かえって; 多少, やや, かなり; ((or ?で)) もっと適切に言うなら; 〔英〕 確かに (Certainly!), むろんさ. would [had] rather … /〈話〉 'd rather むしろ…したい[の方がよい] ((than)).