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makeshift(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
19
substitute(noun, adjective, help, reason, trick)
14
expedient(noun, adjective, move, action, control)
7
shift(noun, move, action, control, help)
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)
5
recourse(noun, help, supply, substitute, replacement)
4
replacement(shift, extra, substitute, alternate)
3
device(noun, move, action, control, design)
3
stand-by(noun, adjective, remedy, option)
2
backup(extra, substitute, replacement, alternate)
2
changeling(supply, agent, replacement, alternate)
2
double(replacement, alternate, backup, surrogate)
2
equivalent(supply, agent, replacement, alternate)
2
fill-in(substitute, replacement, alternate, backup)
2
reserve(extra, replacement, alternate, auxiliary)
2
surrogate(noun, person, thing, supply, replacement)
1
agent(supply, replacement, alternate, backup)
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