failure vs go-ahead

failure

noun
  • Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done. 

  • State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. 

  • Bankruptcy. 

  • An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success. 

  • Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown. 

go-ahead

adj
  • Progressive; exerting leadership. 

  • Being a score which gives the scoring team or player the lead in the game. 

  • Dashing; energetic. 

noun
  • Approval, agreement, or instruction to begin or proceed. 

How often have the words failure and go-ahead occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )