n. shortage

topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication

introduction; foreword; opening statement

lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency

realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution

n. catering

boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle

communication; information; announcement; note; memo; intimation

pact; treaty; connection; relationship

business of supplying and servicing food

v. look over

to make familiar; to present someone; to introduce someone

to examine

to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import

to outlive; to remain in use; to outlast; to endure; to withstand

n. franchisor

readiness; agreeableness

person who has the right to grant a license

magazine; journal

group of people working together; team

adj. dismal

gentle; good-hearted; understanding; compassionate

capable of living; having a reasonable chance of succeeding; practical

gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad

decayed; decomposed; putrid; spoiled; despicable

n. grade

cameraman; person who takes pictures

mail manager, person responsible for managing electronic mail on a network (Computers)

mark; level; degree; rank; type; extend; class (in a school)

piece of soft material which cushions; block of pages stacked together and connected on one side

n. president

a person who provides guidance; consultant; counselor

mutual connection (between two or more things); similarity; parallel

head; leader; chairman; chief

component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture

v. resist

to further; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist

to oppose; to fight against; to challenge; to withstand

to fasten; to link to; to add; to ascribe to; to connect to

to enter information into a chart; to postpone; to set aside for future consideration

v. warehouse

to couple; to be part one of a match; to mate

to charge; to announce; to advertise

to partition; to be partitioned

to store in a large building

n. venture

an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome

indicator; something used to point; hand on a clock; clue; advice

anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope

cork; stopper; electrical connector; block; advertisement