The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
例：The bottom line is that it's not profitable...
[OED]the fundamental and most important factor
例：the bottom line is I'm still married to Denny.
────────────────────────────── dread, 不安を感じる、恐れる ────────────────────────────── If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.
例：I'm dreading Christmas this year... I dreaded coming back, to be honest...
[OED] anticipate with great apprehension or fear. apprehension 懸念
例：Jane was dreading the party. I dread to think what Russell will say.
────────────────────────────── part and parcel of, …のかなめ、…の本質的部分 ────────────────────────────── If you say that something is part and parcel of something else, you are emphasizing that it is involved or included in it.
例：Payment was part and parcel of carrying on insurance business within the UK...
────────────────────────────── nail down, …を確定する、…を見極める ────────────────────────────── =pin down If you nail down something unknown or uncertain, you find out exactly what it is.
例：It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
────────────────────────────── rotate, 交替させる、輪番で行う ────────────────────────────── If people or things rotate, or if someone rotates them, they take it in turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose.
例：The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening...
───────────────────────────── その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ────────────────────────────── career advancement, 出世（すること）、昇進
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Expat Lifestyle (3) 10/6-7, 2006"
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