short-staffed - Short-handed, understaffed⏎
restraint - limit, moderation⏎
surplus - glut, superfluity, extra, more than is needed⏎
surpass - outdo, be superior⏎
yardstick - gauge, a measure⏎
scale - range, spectrum, measure, gauge⏎
unprofitable - uneconomic, unproductive, profitless⏎
uncontested - unopposed, undisputed⏎
strapline - slogan⏎