For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work. / Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation

(idiomatic) To get by; make ends meet

(idiomatic, usually as imperative) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.

plural of scratching

(idiomatic) To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.

A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).

Describing any of various products that are impregnated with a substance that releases an odour when scratched

(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation. / (idiomatic) From basic materials or raw ingredients.

A publication that lists the horses withdrawn from a day's horse races, along with the betting odds and statistics for the horses that are running.

(idiomatic) sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality