4
ad lib(noun, verb, expression, arrange, concentrate)
4
extemporize(noun, verb, improvise)
4
improvise(noun, verb, make, fix, create)
4
wing it(noun, verb, expression, make, fix)
3
make up(verb, expression, make, fix, create)
2
ad-lib(verb, make, fix, create, prepare)
2
cook up(verb, expression, make, fix, create)
2
knock off(verb, expression, make, fix, create)
2
throw together(verb, expression, arrange, design, discover)
2
whip up(verb, expression, make, fix, create)
2
whomp up(verb, expression, concentrate, fabricate, speculate)
1
accompany
1
be caught napping(expression, idiom)
1
be surprised
1
be taken unawares(expression, idiom)
1
be unprepared
1
blend(verb, make, fix, create, prepare)
1
chord
1
coin(verb, make, fix, create, prepare)
1
combine(verb, make, fix, create, prepare)
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