addendum; supplementary material; afterword; postscript; marginal notes
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
not a little; not a few; considerable
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
waste of effort; thankless task
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
even if not; even without
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question