| ability | means, resources, funds |
| allay | means of lessening, source of abatement |
| author | authority, source, informant |
| beggar | use up all the resources of, exhaust |
| breeder | father, source, originator, author |
| cat | civet cat [source of some perfumes] |
| device | resourcefulness, aspiration, cast of mind |
| end | root cause, source |
| expectancy | expectation, hope for the future, source of hope |
| fountain | spring, source, well |
| grievance | cause of annoyance, painful constraint, source of sorrow |
| ground | reason, cause, source |
| head | source, origin, fountainhead |
| honour | object of honour, source of distinction |
| information | source of knowledge, informant |
| intelligence | source of information, secret service |
| mean | (plural) resources, wherewithal, wealth |
| mine | source of supply, abundant store |
| native | origin, source, root |
| original | point of origin, cause, source |
| perplexity | riddler, source of confusion |
| pregnant | resourceful, wily |
| present | available means, current resources |
| provision | resources, money supply |
| purse | resources, funds, available money |
| question | source [of strife], cause, issue |
| recreation | source of amusement, figure of fun |
| refuge | resource, last defence, final recourse |
| reproach | someone deserving of blame, source of disgrace |
| spleen | temper, spirit, passion [part of the body seen as the source of both gloomy and mirthful emotions] |
| store | available money, resources, means |
| strength | troops, forces, resources, followers |
| take | subsist on, use as a resource |
| wittily | ingeniously, cleverly, resourcefully |
| worth | means, resources, wherewithal |