4
stand-by(noun, adjective, remedy, alternative, option)
4
tasteless(adjective, offensive, vulgar, cheap, loud)
3
emergency
3
improvisation
3
last resort(noun, expression, idiom, help)
3
undevised(adjective, unprepared)
3
answer
3
awhile(adjective, adverb)
3
briefly(adjective, adverb)
3
changeable(adjective, short, limited, unpredictable, fickle)
3
effort(noun, move, action, control)
3
erratic(adjective, unpredictable, fickle, variable, undependable)
3
erroneous(adjective, unpredictable, fickle, variable, undependable)
3
extempore(adjective, free, informal, casual, impulsive)
3
gimmick(material, instrument, machine, tool, mechanism)
3
imitation(fake, extra, artificial, auxiliary, supernumerary)
3
improvise(informal, unplanned, off-the-cuff)
3
improviso(free, informal, casual, snap, spontaneous)
3
locum tenens(expression, idiom, supply, agent, replacement)
3
off-the-cuff(adjective, informal, spontaneous, offhand, unprepared)
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