1. few
2. less
3. to lack
4. to be missing
5. to stop (doing sth)
6. seldom

1. root
2. basis
3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
4. radical (chemistry)

classifier: 條

1. muscle
2. tendon
3. veins visible under the skin
4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)