5
subterfuges(noun, stratagems)
4
artifices(noun, stratagems)
4
plots(noun, stratagems)
3
conspiracies
3
contrivances(noun, stratagems)
3
devices(noun, stratagems)
3
maneuvers(noun, inspection, drill, stratagems, lookover)
3
schemes
3
tricks(noun, stratagems)
2
cabals
2
dodges(noun, verb, stratagems)
2
intrigues
2
machination
2
ruses(noun, stratagems)
2
stratagems(noun, stratagems)
2
traps(noun, stratagems)
1
amour(deception, fraud, fling, mischief)
1
chicane(deception, fraud, fling, mischief)
1
conspiracy
1
dalliance(deception, fraud, fling, mischief)
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