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escape clause(noun, expression, escape, dodge, gap)
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extra(place, open, free, lower, spare)
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in lieu(expression, adverb, rather, instead, alternatively)
2
in place of(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, instead)
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in preference(expression, adverb, rather, instead, alternatively)
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irregular(unusual, strange, different, eccentric)
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journey(noun, progress, line, course, direction)
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mock(extra, auxiliary, supernumerary)
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mutually exclusive(expression, adjective, idiom)
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new
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nonconformist(adjective, unusual, strange, eccentric, unconventional)
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odd(adjective, unusual, strange, eccentric)
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on second thought(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, instead)
2
opening(noun, progress, line, approach, course)
2
possible choice(noun, expression, substitute, replacement, substitution)
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quirky(adjective, unusual, strange, eccentric)
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rather
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remedy(noun, option)
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shift(noun, change, plan, remedy, variation)
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sub(noun, substitute, replacement, alternate, substitution)
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