I used to mistake "better half" for "the better part".

Well, that half is better than this half. And that part is better than this part.

Boeing's Super Hornet fighter jet (超级大黄蜂战斗机) is interesting to watch.

It's involved in a dogfight for governments' contracts with Lockheed Martin's seemingly more glamorous F-35, which has failed to deliver so far and become more and more like a sitting duck if you will.

The word "ashore" looks more poetic than "aforesaid", although both appear antique.