to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
incident; affair; happening; event
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
vitality; ability to earn a living
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to say no more; to sink into silence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
factory; plant; mill; workshop
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
second; number two; runner-up
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
just above; right overhead
to hide; to conceal oneself
repair; mending; fixing; servicing