oil-producing countries (nations)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
government; administration
split; division; break up
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
motherland; fatherland; native country
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
the place for; the time for; the level of
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
drifting; drift; being adrift
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
penalty for contract breach
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl