Of course, it was not so nice at the end, but I can excuse them for that.
Until then you have to be nice at stupid parties.
"He was being nice, just kind of respectful at the same time."
He doesn't realize it fully yet, because he's trying to be nice to me at the moment.
It's not far, and rather nice at this time of night.
You can't tell the truth and be nice at the same time.
And what if the Martian wasn't really nice at all?
"How nice to see you in the physical world at last."
Although she may seem nice at first look, once you get to know her you'll discover that isn't the case.
On reflection, I decided it had been pretty nice at that.