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Use
Don ' t use
Use
Don ' t use
gather
accumulate
pay , salary , fee , wages
remuneration
generally
as a general rule
place
location
give , divide
allocate
plan
strategise
help
assist , support
regularly
at regular intervals
home
residence
result
bottom line , consequence
if
contingent upon , provided that
send , distribute
disseminate
in memory of
in memoriam
show
disclose , indicate , demonstrate
in , of
in terms of
sign
execute
keep
retain
so
accordingly , consequently , hence
later
at a later date
so , as a result
thus
legally
according to the law
speed up
expedite
lessen , ease , relieve
mitigate ( except in legal contexts )
spend
expend
live
reside
stop
cease . desist , discontinue
lower
revise downward
tell , let you know
inform
make easy , help
facilitate
then
at that point in time
make up
constitute
think , consider
deem
manage , give
administer
total
aggregate
meet
encounter
try
attempt ( verb )
more
a large number of
try , attempt
endeavour
most
a majority of
under
pursuant to
much , a lot
a great deal of
use
utilise
need
necessitate , require
when
at that time / at which time
next
subsequent
while
whilst
no
absence of
will
shall
now
as of now
work out , devise
formulate
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