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stratagem(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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scheme(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
20
plot(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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trick(noun, plan, design, idea, system)
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device(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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contrivance(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
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design(noun, plan, trick, scheme)
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plan(noun, move, action, trick, design)
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practice(noun, plan, scheme, plot)
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expedient(plan, trick, plot, pretense)
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strategy(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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gimmick(move, action, plan, trick)
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method(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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pattern(trick, maneuver, policy, strategy)
1
project(plan, trick, picture, story)
1
proposition(plan, trick, picture, story)
1
purpose(plan, trick, picture, story)
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