| grudge(spare, withhold) |
| insufficient(adjective, slight, small, miserable, inadequate) |
| keep(verb, maintain, manage, sustain, store) |
| manage(verb, keep, maintain, store, spare) |
| meagre(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| paltry(slight, small, miserable, inadequate, limited) |
| preserve(verb, keep, sustain, protect, save) |
| protect(verb, keep, sustain, save, preserve) |
| puny(slight, inadequate, limited, insufficient, scanty) |
| roll back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, maintain) |
| skim over(expression, dismiss, dodge, evade) |
| tenuous(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| wanting(slight, inadequate, limited, insufficient, scanty) |
| abstemious |
| abstentious(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| accumulate(verb, keep, store, hoard, bank) |
| amass(verb, keep, maintain, manage, hide) |
| austere |
| bald(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| barebones(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |