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jig(noun, plan, plot)
5
strategy(noun, trick, maneuver, stratagem)
5
subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
4
assay(noun, endeavor)
4
chicanery(noun, trick, deception, trickery, maneuver)
4
imposture(noun, trick, fraud)
4
intrigue(noun, move, action, trick, deception)
4
pawn(noun, feature, security)
4
shift(noun, trick, stratagem)
4
trap(noun, trick, maneuver, snare, stratagem)
4
trickery(noun, deception, dishonesty, verbiage)
3
attempt(noun, endeavor)
3
bluff
3
effort(noun, endeavor)
3
endeavor(noun, endeavor)
3
essay(noun, endeavor)
3
game(noun, move, action, catch, fake)
3
plan(noun, move, action, trick, course)
3
undertaking(noun, endeavor)
2
action(noun, endeavor)
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