not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
company director; board member
outside director; independent director
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
chemical; chemical agent; chemicals
container (e.g. shipping); skip
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
6th day of the month; six days
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
clanging; empty; deserted
resin (from trees); (tobacco) tar; nicotine; sleep (in one's eyes); eye discharge
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to seize (secure) evidence
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to stay calm; to keep cool
days designated for sending in exhibits (to an exhibition)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish