salvage - restore, save (from being destroyed)⏎
rules - regulations, orders⏎
update - provide recent information, modernise, modernize⏎
variable - changeable, non-uniform⏎
sponsor - supporter, backer, patron⏎
unskilled - untrained, unqualified, inexpert⏎
stagnant - inert, undeveloping, unchanging, not growing⏎
shed - decrease, emit, get rid of⏎
wastage - shrinkage, loss⏎