11
collusion(noun, plan, scheme, plot, planned)
10
conspiracy(noun, plan, scheme, deceit, plot)
9
plot(noun, plan, scheme, deceit, planned)
7
cabal(noun, plan, scheme, plot, planned)
7
intrigue(noun, scheme, deceit, plot, planned)
6
complicity(noun, plan, scheme, deceit, frame)
5
indulgence(noun, permission)
5
scheme(noun, plan, deceit, plot, planned)
4
machination(noun, plan, scheme, plot, planned)
4
secret approval(noun, expression, idiom)
4
stratagem
3
agreement(noun, involvement, conspiracy, complicity, collusion)
3
approval(noun, involvement, conspiracy, complicity)
3
design
3
permission(leave, permission)
3
sufferance
3
tacit consent(noun, expression, idiom)
2
acquiescence
2
artifice
2
compliance
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