contentiousness - aggression, altercation, amplification, annoyance, antagonism, argument, belligerence, bickering, chauvinism, combat, conflict, contest, controversy, debate, deepening,
climb up - climb, get, mount, ramp, scale, shin, surmount ,
pry around - beat about, feel for, fumble, grope, poke around, scrabble ,
asbestos board - asbestos, backdrop, batten, border, cloth, counterweight, curtain, drop, d?©cor, flat, flipper, hanging, rag, scene, scenery,
dropping out - abdication, abjuration, alienation, apostasy, cession, difference, disagreement, disapproval, disparity, dissatisfaction, dissension, dissidence, diversity, minority opinion, nonconformity,
repair - adjust, adjustment, amends, apply, atone, atone for, bad condition, brighten up, brush up, case, cobble, commission, compensate, compensation, condition,
underplayed - Thespian, actor-proof, all-star, ballet, balletic, cinematic, cinematographic, dramatic, dramatical, film, ham, hammy, histrionic, legitimate, melodramatic,
sliding scale - base pay, compensation, dismissal wage, earnings, escalator clause, escalator plan, financial remuneration, gross income, guaranteed annual wage, hire, income, living wage, minimum wage, net income, pay,
short-termed - brief, brisk, flashing, fleet, flickering, meteoric, quick, short, speedy, swift ,
anhydrous - arid, athirst, bone-dry, desert, dry, dry as dust, dusty, high and dry, like parchment, sandy, sapless, thirsting, thirsty, waterless ,
climb up - climb, get, mount, ramp, scale, shin, surmount ,
pry around - beat about, feel for, fumble, grope, poke around, scrabble ,
asbestos board - asbestos, backdrop, batten, border, cloth, counterweight, curtain, drop, d?©cor, flat, flipper, hanging, rag, scene, scenery,
dropping out - abdication, abjuration, alienation, apostasy, cession, difference, disagreement, disapproval, disparity, dissatisfaction, dissension, dissidence, diversity, minority opinion, nonconformity,
repair - adjust, adjustment, amends, apply, atone, atone for, bad condition, brighten up, brush up, case, cobble, commission, compensate, compensation, condition,
underplayed - Thespian, actor-proof, all-star, ballet, balletic, cinematic, cinematographic, dramatic, dramatical, film, ham, hammy, histrionic, legitimate, melodramatic,
sliding scale - base pay, compensation, dismissal wage, earnings, escalator clause, escalator plan, financial remuneration, gross income, guaranteed annual wage, hire, income, living wage, minimum wage, net income, pay,
short-termed - brief, brisk, flashing, fleet, flickering, meteoric, quick, short, speedy, swift ,
anhydrous - arid, athirst, bone-dry, desert, dry, dry as dust, dusty, high and dry, like parchment, sandy, sapless, thirsting, thirsty, waterless ,