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hustle(noun, fix, trick, deception, lie)
2
improbity(noun, treachery, cunning, fraud, deceit)
2
improvisation(trick, maneuver, stratagem)
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indirection(noun, dishonesty, crookedness, deviousness, craftiness)
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insidiousness(noun, treachery, cunning, fraud, deceit)
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jiggery-pokery
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jive(noun, craft, trick, deception, shift)
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jugglery
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last shift(expression, idiom, plan)
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little game
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lying(noun, deceit, deceitfulness, fraudulence, untruthfulness)
2
makeshift(support, property, store, supply, reserve)
2
manipulation
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mannerism(exaggeration, pretension)
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means(support, plan, catch, fake, property)
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measure(support, plan, property, store, supply)
2
monkey business(noun, expression, trick, charm, nonsense)
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one-upmanship(trick, deception, division, dishonesty, deceit)
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pettifoggery
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plotting
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