negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
very great; enormous; serious
beyond that point; after that
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
intelligence quotient; IQ
facial deviation value (high is beautiful, etc.)
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
messenger; envoy; emissary
(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
military officer; naval officer
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open