5
spellbind(verb, draw, delight, interest, excite)
5
thrill(verb, delight, excite, charm, engage)
5
tryst(noun, love, passion, devotion, fling)
4
cogitate(verb, promote, plan, pass, create)
4
allure(noun, verb, draw, delight, interest)
4
cheating(noun, deception, swindle, dishonesty, con)
4
counterplot(plan, scheme, plot, treason)
4
dazzle(verb, delight, charm, grip, entertain)
4
engage(verb, concern, draw, delight, interest)
4
enrapture(verb, delight, excite, charm, subdue)
4
entanglement(noun, love, passion, mess, devotion)
4
expedient
4
frame-up(noun, scheme)
4
gambit(noun, move, action, trick, deception)
4
operate(verb, plan, design, scheme, cooperate)
4
puzzle
4
strategy
4
tempt(verb, ruin, concern, draw, delight)
4
trap(noun, trick, deception, mess, con)
4
up to no good
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