appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
major surgery; major operation
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
however; having said that; but
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
being upright and cleanhanded
simply; merely; only; solely
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to take away; to carry away
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
hard fight; difficult struggle
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
industrial spy; industrial espionage
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
one part; one portion; one section