2
allege(fake, assume, fool, affect, falsify)
2
amaze(upset, trouble, obscure, confuse, baffle)
2
apple polish(expression, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
2
argue into(expression, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
2
assume(play, fake, fool, counterfeit, affect)
2
astonish(upset, trouble, obscure, confuse, baffle)
2
attract
2
avoid(verb, evade, skirt)
2
bait and switch(verb, expression, idiom, deceive, misguide)
2
balk(verb, upset, fail, deceive, thwart)
2
be deceitful(fake, assume, fool, affect, falsify)
2
be disloyal(abandon, cheat, deceive, seduce, forsake)
2
be unfaithful(expression, idiom, abandon, cheat, deceive)
2
beat(verb, defeat, overcome, top, have)
2
bewilder(verb, trouble, beat, disturb, defeat)
2
blandish(verb, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
2
bleed(verb, take, trick, deceive, fool)
2
bootlick(verb, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
2
brownnose(verb, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
2
build up(expression, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
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