labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to fall into another's hands
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar; Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar)