1 deficiency

2 lack

3 scarce

4 vacant post

5 to run short of

1 to lack

2 to be short of

3 lack

4 shortage

1 lack

2 shortage of

3 shortfall

4 to be short (of)

5 to lack

1 weak point

2 fault

3 shortcoming

4 disadvantage

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 zero

2 nought

3 zero sign

4 fractional

5 fragmentary

6 odd (of numbers)

7 (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)

8 fraction

9 (in mathematics) remainder (after division)

10 extra

11 to wither and fall

12 to wither

1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder

1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)

1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one

2 divide and conquer

1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option