keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bureau director; office chief
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
around the world; throughout the world
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
isolation; being alone; being friendless
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting; simultaneous interpreter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work