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makeshift(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
19
substitute(noun, adjective, help, reason, trick)
14
expedient(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
8
alternative(noun, adjective, near, reserve, remedy)
6
refuge(noun, place, help, measure, supply)
6
resort(noun, move, action, control, help)
6
resource(noun, move, action, control, help)
5
expediency(noun, help, supply, reserve, device)
4
dummy(supply, extra, agent, replacement)
4
replacement(shift, extra, substitute, alternative)
2
backup(extra, substitute, replacement, alternative)
2
changeling(supply, agent, replacement, alternative)
2
dernier ressort(expression, supply, agent, replacement)
2
double(replacement, alternative, backup, surrogate)
2
equivalent(supply, agent, replacement, alternative)
2
fill-in(substitute, replacement, alternative, backup)
2
reserve(extra, replacement, alternative, auxiliary)
1
agent(supply, replacement, alternative, backup)
1
assistant(replacement, alternative, backup, surrogate)
1
auxiliary(supply, extra, agent, replacement)
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