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stratagem(noun, cause, plan, catch)
24
ruse(noun, cause, catch, fake)
23
device(noun, cause, catch, fake)
23
dodge(noun, catch, fake, trick)
22
subterfuge(noun, cause, catch, trick)
19
gambit(noun, plan, trick, game)
16
scheme(noun, plan, line, trick)
15
plot(noun, trick, twist, deception)
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move(noun, progress, trick, measure)
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tactic(noun, move, plan, line)
11
contrivance(noun, move, trick, twist)
11
gimmick(noun, catch, fake, trick)
10
game(noun, move, trick, plot)
10
plan(noun, line, trick, approach)
7
intrigue(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty)
6
shift(noun, play, catch, fake)
5
jig(noun, move, catch, trick)
4
play(noun, move, trick, game)
2
method(noun, play, catch, fake)
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finesse(move, trick, maneuver, stratagem)
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