Is there a single word to lay emphasis on something?
Is there such a word that does this?
He's a scientist, a natural scientist _______.
That is a crime, a federal one _______.
A single word which emphasizes a preceding statement by/and giving additional information, used more often after the phrase being emphasized, and not exactly "not to mention".
He's a scientist, a natural scientist to boot.
That is a crime, a federal one at that.
And if you absolutely insist on it being a single word, you can use even or actually.
I'll add in my 2 cents for no less, as in:
He's a scientist; a natural scientist no less.
You can try specifically:
From Collins Thesaurus of the English Language:
adverb
2. precisely, exactly, explicitly, unambiguously - brain cells, or more specifically, neurons
Therefore:
He is a scientist, a natural scientist specifically.
That is a crime, a federal crime specifically.
You can also put it in front of the additional information:
That is a crime- specifically, a federal crime.
1. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
You could consider using indeed which is an adverb:
Used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested
Used to emphasize a description: 'it was a very good buy indeed'
Your example:
He's a scientist, a natural scientist indeed.
That is a crime, a federal one indeed.
[Oxford Online Dictionary]
Consider "as a matter of fact":
He's a scientist, as a matter of fact, a natural scientist.
That is a crime, and as a matter of fact, a federal one.