Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
member of the lower house
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
letter; missive; note; mail
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
many problems; various problems
simply; merely; only; solely
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
motherland; fatherland; native country
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
production (e.g. play); direction
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
import; importation; introduction; afferent
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
ebb tide; waning fortunes
main cause; primary factor
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
and so; therefore; for that reason