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smoothly
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sneakily
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sneaking(adjective, secret, private, hidden, fraudulent)
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sub-rosa(adjective, secret, private, hidden, covert)
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under-the-table(adjective, secret, private, hidden, sneaky)
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under wraps(expression, adjective, adverb, secret, clandestine)
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underground(adjective, unusual, secret, radical, secretive)
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1
unobserved(adverb, quietly, secretly, personally, privately)
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wildcat(adverb, clandestine, secretly, furtively, slyly)
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avant garde(expression, secret, subversive)
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background
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backstage
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bated
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behind closed doors
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cloak
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closed
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