surplus - glut, superfluity, extra, more than is needed⏎
seek - pursue, look for, search, try to obtain⏎
stringent - severe, very strict, strictly controlled⏎
serve - provide, help, spend time, do duty for⏎
zeal - keenness, willingness, enthusiasm⏎
situation - circumstance, circumstances, predicament, position, matter, issue, subject, concern, job, opportunity⏎
shortfall - shortage, less (than is needed)⏎
waged - salaried, having regular paid work, employed⏎
variable - changeable, non-uniform⏎
scrap - cancel, annul, piece, stop using⏎