1 deficient

2 to owe

3 to lack

4 yawn

1 to raise salary

1 yawn

1 annual salary

1 in arrears

2 behind in payments

3 to default on one's debts

1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)

2 fig. hidden danger

3 imminent danger

1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse

2 to add fuel to the fire

1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)

2 fig. to take preventive measures