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sleight
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sophistry(trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery, ruse)
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statesmanship
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stunt(move, action, trick, maneuver, stratagem)
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subplot
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supercherie
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surreptitiousness(deception, dishonesty, trickery, stratagem, verbiage)
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tactical maneuvers
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tool
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tour de force(expression, idiom, cunning)
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treacherousness(plan, scheme, plot, treason)
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treachery(plan, scheme, plot, treason)
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tricks upon travelers(expression, idiom, cunning)
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tricky
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trump up(verb, phrasal verb)
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underhand dealing
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underhandedness(deception, dishonesty, trickery, stratagem, verbiage)
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undertaking
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untruth
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web of intrigue(expression, idiom)
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