indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
convenient; handy; useful
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in that way; thus; so; so?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
winter vacation; winter holidays
that is to say; so that means
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid