Single Speak - Twice the same word

Question

I've checked out the Double Speak puzzle and really liked it, and hoped to get more of it, which I did. My thirst has not been sated though. Because of that, I've devised a collection of 20 riddles that need some rewording. The correct answers should give the same word twice!

A good penalty
A tedious drilling
Simply fair
Departure of a fraction
A common commander
A reasonable noise
Dividing silverware
Weightless wave
Spread a dimension
Observe time
Hand a token
Save what's left
Unpleasant grid
A lift raiser
Transfer a haven
The correct direction
Be aware of the brain
Abandon permission
A just market
Make a movement

I suppose I should accept the closest answer to what I had in mind then — HugoBDesigner, Jan 30 '18 at 15:05

AeJey · Answer 1 · 2018-01-23T09:45:32.490

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Partial

A good penalty

Fine fine

A tedious drilling

boring boring

Simply fair

Just just

Departure of a fraction

A common commander

general general

A reasonable noise

Sound sound

Dividing silverware

Weightless wave

Light light

Spread a dimension

Plain plain

Observe time

Watch watch

Hand a token

Save what's left

Unpleasant grid

Grating grating

A lift raiser

Elevator elevator

Transfer a haven

Port port

The correct direction

Right right

Be aware of the brain

Mind mind

Abandon permission

Leave leave

A just market

Fair fair

Make a movement

edited Jan 23 '18 at 09:45

answered Jan 22 '18 at 13:05

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Dividing silverware could be "fork fork"? – usernameiwantedwasalreadytaken Jan 22 '18 at 13:06
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Be aware of the brain could be "mind mind"... – usernameiwantedwasalreadytaken Jan 22 '18 at 13:07
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One of those is not what I had in mind but fits just right with its description, well done! – HugoBDesigner Jan 22 '18 at 13:07
I'd rather say right instead of straight. – M Oehm Jan 22 '18 at 13:07
(And fair: just, commander: general, grid: grating, market: fair) – M Oehm Jan 22 '18 at 13:09
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Observe = watch? – usernameiwantedwasalreadytaken Jan 22 '18 at 13:11
@usernameiwantedwasalreadytaken thank you :) – AeJey Jan 22 '18 at 13:12
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Departure of a fraction could be a "break break" (as in, makes a break for it) – Rick Jan 22 '18 at 13:18
@RickvanOsta: Or part or parting? (But the "part" is already, er, part of departure, so maybe not.) – M Oehm Jan 22 '18 at 13:19
two answers > serr & cnff (rot13) ? – ran Jan 22 '18 at 13:23
@MOehm Could be, I think A Lift Raiser would be a "Lift lift", so maybe the answer doesn't necessarily have to be unique to the phrase. – Rick Jan 22 '18 at 13:24
@RickvanOsta I think "A lift raiser" is supposed to be "Elevator Elevator" – BMS21 Jan 22 '18 at 13:27
And also "Departure of a fraction" i think is "Separation Separation" – BMS21 Jan 22 '18 at 13:31
hand a token - gift a gift? – ngn Jan 22 '18 at 14:28
departure of a fraction - a fourth going forth? – ngn Jan 22 '18 at 14:33
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unpleasant grid - grating grating? – ngn Jan 22 '18 at 14:56
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Save what's left - the answer is Rest Rest – Mea Culpa Nay Jan 22 '18 at 15:37
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@MeaCulpaNay or Save what's left could be helping helping. Helping, as in saving someone the trouble, and helping as in a helping of food. – mkinson Jan 22 '18 at 17:57
correct direction = right right – APrough Jan 22 '18 at 21:38
make could be raise – Jasen Jan 23 '18 at 05:46

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 30 '18 at 15:50

Here are my picks

A good penalty

fine fine

A tedious drilling

boring boring

Simply fair

just just

Departure of a fraction

division division [OP intended: part part]

A common commander

general general

A reasonable noise

sound sound

Dividing silverware

fork fork

Weightless wave

light light

Spread a dimension

space space

Observe time

watch watch

Hand a token

gift gift [OP intended: pass pass]

Save what's left

spare spare

Unpleasant grid

grating grating

A lift raiser

coach coach [OP intended: elevator elevator]

Transfer a haven

port port

The correct direction

right right

Be aware of the brain

mind mind

Abandon permission

leave leave

A just market

fair fair

Make a movement

erect erect [OP intended: cause cause]

You got 3 of them differently from what I intended, but they still fit in, nice job! — HugoBDesigner, Jan 22 '18 at 23:20

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