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guileful(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, sneaky)
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hidden(adjective, secret, private, spy, underground)
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hole-and-corner(adjective, secret, private, hidden, spy)
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in ambush(expression, adjective, close, sensitive, clandestine)
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incognito(adjective, close, secret, hidden, spy)
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indirect(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, crooked)
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inside(adjective, close, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
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lubricious(adjective, dishonest, cunning, fickle, untrustworthy)
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oblique(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, crooked)
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on the QT(expression, adjective, idiom, sensitive, dishonest)
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on the quiet(expression, adjective, idiom, dishonest, cunning)
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on the sly(expression, adjective, idiom, private, hidden)
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private(adjective, secret, hidden, spy, sneak)
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restricted(adjective, secret, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
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scheming(adjective, sneaky, covert, secretive)
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secretive(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, clandestine, sneaky)
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shady(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, crooked)
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shifty(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, sneaky)
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skulking(adjective, secret, private, hidden, sneaky)
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slinking(adjective, secret, private, hidden, sneaky)
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