| out of |
| petty(adjective, light, weak, slight, trivial) |
| poor(adjective, light, weak, slight, inadequate) |
| puny(adjective, light, weak, slight, inadequate) |
| rare |
| require(verb, want, need, lack) |
| scant(adjective, poor, short, inadequate, deficient) |
| scanty(adjective, slight, small, miserable, short) |
| scarce(adjective, slight, poor, inadequate, deficient) |
| scrimpy(adjective, bad, slight, small, miserable) |
| short(adjective, slight, poor, inadequate, deficient) |
| short of |
| skimpy(adjective, slight, small, miserable, inadequate) |
| slender(adjective, light, weak, slight, inadequate) |
| slight(adjective, light, weak, inadequate, limited) |
| small amount(noun, expression, bit, speck, pittance) |
| small quantity(noun, expression, bit, speck, pittance) |
| sparse(adjective, slight, small, miserable, inadequate) |
| speck(noun, bit, pittance) |
| spit in the sea(noun, expression, idiom, bit, speck) |