press - persuade, push, request⏎
negligible - unimportant, inconsiderable⏎
resources - means, supply of something, energy, energies, fuel, materials⏎
rate - measure, amount, decide, estimate, price⏎
policy - course of action, contract of insurance procedure,⏎
require - need, necessitate, fall short⏎
middleman - intermediary, mediator, agent⏎
reduce - lessen, shrink, make smaller⏎
reject - inferior, unusable item, refuse to accept⏎
quarter - district, place, period of three months mercy⏎