surplus - glut, superfluity, extra, more than is needed⏎
standards, rules, regulations - fall, decrease, fail, ruin⏎
theory - idea, opinion, supposition⏎
revoke - cancel, not retain, end validity of⏎
top flight - best, most successful, highest⏎
rival - competitor, contender⏎
text - meaning, precept, written words⏎
whistle-blower - informer⏎
white elephant - bane, useless (big, expensive) thing⏎