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protection(noun, cover, attack, screen, shelter)
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reticent(mysterious, private, taciturn, clandestine, underground)
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roost(noun, cover, protection, abode, shed)
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secluse(close, quiet, private, isolated, secluded)
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secondary(cover, obscure, dark, equivocal, ulterior)
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sequestered(close, quiet, private, unknown, hidden)
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sheltered(close, quiet, private, isolated, cloistered)
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shifty(mean, smooth, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
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sidelong
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slinking(secret, private, hidden, sneaky, secretive)
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stealthily
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sub-rosa(secret, private, hidden, spy, clandestine)
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subterranean(adjective, hidden, underground)
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subtle(adjective, mean, smooth, cunning, knowing)
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surreptitiously
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tunnel
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umbrella(noun, cover, protection, shed, sanctuary)
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underlying
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underneath(secret, hidden, spy)
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unexpressed(adjective, cover, obscure, dark, hidden)
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