3
knowing
3
necessary(adjective, vital, crucial)
3
prepared(plan, deliberate, intentional)
3
principal
3
scheduled(deliberate, intentional)
3
scheming(subtle, tactful, suave)
3
stealthy
2
dishonest(adjective, clever, calculated)
2
advantageous(useful, beneficial)
2
cagey(cautious, subtle, tactful, suave, circumspect)
2
contriving(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
2
designed(deliberate, intentional)
2
foxy
2
gainful(adjective, useful, beneficial)
2
guileful(subtle, tactful, suave)
2
imperative(adjective, crucial)
2
intriguing(cunning, subtle, tactful, suave)
2
on the carpet(expression, idiom, plan)
2
on the docket(expression, idiom, deliberate, intentional)
2
on the tapis(expression, idiom, plan)
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