shed - decrease, emit, get rid of⏎
shortfall - shortage, less (than is needed)⏎
waged - salaried, having regular paid work, employed⏎
strife - contention, a quarrel, angry disagreement⏎
yes - okay, affirmative, confirmed, agreed, understood⏎
territory - area, zone, ground, pitch⏎
strategic - planned⏎
risk - danger, peril, chance, speculate⏎
unofficial - illegal, independent, unauthorised, unauthorized⏎
stagnant - inert, undeveloping, unchanging, not growing⏎