2
slapdash
2
step(noun, move, action, control, design)
2
stratagem(measure, means, method)
2
supply(adjective, short, limited, replacement, backup)
2
surrogate(noun, person, thing, supply, replacement)
2
temporal
2
trick(reason, explanation, excuse, dodge, justification)
2
trump
2
vicarious(extra, auxiliary, supernumerary)
1
ad-lib
1
ad-libbing
1
ad hoc measure(expression, idiom)
1
ad interim
1
ad lib
1
ad libitum
1
agent(supply, replacement, alternative, alternate, backup)
1
arrangement
1
artifice
1
assistant(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup, surrogate)
1
auxiliary(supply, extra, agent, replacement, alternate)
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