3
productive(adjective, useful, beneficial, advantageous)
3
proxy(noun, agent, representative, manager, deputy)
3
representative(noun, agent, manager, servant, deputy)
3
scout(noun, plant, agent, spy, mole)
3
sherlock
3
sleuth(noun, plant, agent, mole, gumshoe)
3
substitute(noun, agent, representative, manager, deputy)
3
surrogate(noun, agent, representative, manager, deputy)
3
symbiotic(useful, beneficial, advantageous)
3
utilizable(adjective, practical, realistic, possible, working)
2
agency(noun, agent)
2
alternate(noun, agent)
2
attorney(noun, agent, representative, manager, deputy)
2
brisk(adjective, active, alive, existing, breathing)
2
cogent(important, powerful, effective)
2
competent
2
craftswoman
2
crucial(adjective, important, powerful, active, useful)
2
decisive(important, powerful, effective)
2
doer(representative, manager, mediator)
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