What do the following words have in common?

1. TALK

2. STORY

3. SIDE

4. WARD

5. LINE

6. ROCK

7. OUT

8. HOUSE

9. SPELL

10. ORDER

11. WAY 

Answer:

Each word can be preceded by two opposite words - both of which make up  familiar phrases:

1. Big talk - Small talk

2. Long story - Short story

3. Light side - Dark side

4. Inward - Outward

5. Online - Offline

6. Hard rock - Soft rock

7. Black out - White out

8. Playhouse - Workhouse

9. Hot spell - Cold spell

10. Short order - Tall order 

11. Easy way - Hard way