Being able to extend the time before Christmas actually arrives, has proved to be beneficial. 

There are lots of things that are beneficial for one's health that can be a challenge to do.

The old idea of leaders of nations meeting in a single combat challenge sounds like a very good idea.

In all-text conversation sometimes you think someone is being hostile but it's actually a miscommunication.

Miscommunications are even more likely, when a family member's hearing loss is growing more acute. 

There is a difference between hearing and listening.

"Here, There and Everywhere" is one of the most sweetly romantic songs the Beatles ever wrote!

Should I feel stunned, when quite out of the blue, the other day, my husband presented me with a romantic rose arrangement? 

The golfer was stunned when someone shouted in his ear as he was swinging his club.

The teenager turned a deaf ear, when his big brother berated him. 

After being berated, the employee put in his two week's notice.

The notice on the beach warned beachgoers of dangerous surf conditions. 

In such conditions it's a wonder some can function 

The money-raising function for ANZAC Day was so successful that they decided to stage it every year. 

The play was successful but the actors received all the alcaldes