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hiding(noun, sneaking)
9
furtive(adjective, sneaking)
7
stealing
6
hidden(adjective, original, basic, fundamental, likely)
6
skulking
5
latent(adjective, original, sluggish, basic, fundamental)
5
potential(adjective, promising)
3
dormant(adjective, inactive, sleeping, latency implication)
3
lurk
2
abeyant
2
ambush(noun, position, wait, ambush)
2
concealed(adjective, original, basic, fundamental, hidden)
2
implied
2
occult
2
sneaking
2
stealthy
2
surreptitious
2
underlying(adjective, fundamental, latent)
2
ambuscading
2
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