reserves

armed forces army battalion guard patrol squad troop unit

body cell corps crew detachment division horses host legion regiment shop soldiers squadron

connection

incompetence powerlessness weakness

money

affluence assets backing bankroll budget bundle capital dough estate finances fortune funds holdings income intangibles pocket possessions property purse revenue riches savings securities sock stake stuff substance wherewithal

ace in the hole nest egg rainy day ways and means

debt poverty

paucity

cache reserve fund savings savings account stash stockpile

backup emergency funds funds investment life savings mad money means money in the bank piggy bank provisions rainy day fund reserve resources sinking fund something for a rainy day something to fall back on unexpended balance

aid

help

additional materiel fresh troops

assets backing bankroll basics belongings budget capital collateral effects funds holdings income means property revenue riches savings stuff supplies wealth wherewithal

ace in hole material goods nest egg the goods ways and means

debt

accumulation hoard nest egg

cache fund funds gleanings harvest investment kitty means property provision provisions reserve resources riches sock stake stockpile store

ace in hole mattress full money in the bank rainy day fund

debt

loss

back seat benchwarmer low man on totem pole second banana second string second stringer second team secondary role understudy

JV bench benchwarmers junior varsity second team substitutes

first string