n. maintenance (*) substance obtained from a plant; essence; text paragraph; passage (*) upkeep; repairs; livelihood; means of support (*) financial industry owned cooperative supplying secure, standardized messaging services to financial institutions (*) thing; object; article; news story; piece of information

n. downturn (*) misgiving; lack of certainty (*) finishing; finalizing (*) agreement; settling of a disagreement by making mutual concessions (*) negative tendency (especially in economy or business)

n. exhibit (*) something presented as evidence in a court of law; display; show (*) pledge; vow; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations (*) the time or amount of money that defined by checks that have been deposited but not cleared yet (*) shelves used to store printed items

n. scene (*) place where an event occurs; vista; view (*) formal approval; proof; verification; religious ceremony (*) examination; careful inspection; debate (*) part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age

n. back order (*) ordered merchandise that is not currently in stock but will be supplied in the future (*) pull; influence; power; weight (*) disorder; embarrassment; bewilderment (*) organization; society; union; coalition; foundation

n. preference (*) viewpoint; stance; condition; state; mood; attitude (*) tip; bonus; recompense (*) favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status (*) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building

n. custom (*) tax; charge; levy; grievous price (*) declaration; notice; the act of informing the public (*) person who designs gardens or large areas (*) habit; tradition; convention

n. mean (*) manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out (*) leveling; harmony; stability; rest; remainder (*) deficiency; flaw (*) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average

n. contest (*) person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device (*) management committee; food (*) development; progress (*) competition

n. dash (*) minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat (*) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment (*) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint (*) trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane