ineligible - unqualified, rejected⏎
headline - main, overall, total, story, message⏎
know-how - knowledge, experience, means, skill⏎
join - connected, fix, enroll, meet, bring together become a member⏎
forecast - predict, foretell⏎
lateral - sideways thinking, different perspective⏎
explain - justify, account for, interpret⏎
mediocre - average, not very good, middling, inferior⏎
equipment - tools, machinery, wherewithal⏎
force - influence, power, energy, strength, personnel⏎