vendor - seller, supplier⏎
stranglehold - complete control, retention⏎
task - job, duty, piece of work⏎
unemployed - jobless, out of work, unused⏎
stagnant - inert, undeveloping, unchanging, not growing⏎
train - teach, instruct, tutor, coach, mentor, educate, edify, nurture, develop, school, explain, impart (facts/information), prepare, prime, demonstrate, illustrate⏎
shed - decrease, emit, get rid of⏎
surpass - outdo, be superior⏎
venture - enterprise, speculate, undertaking, business project or activity⏎
uneconomic - wasteful, unprofitable⏎