alpha
approach
art
artful dodge
artifice
assay
attempt
bag of tricks
bid
blind
bluff
bosey
breaking-in
catch
chicanery
chouse
conspiracy
contrivance
coup
crack
craft
curve
curve-ball
cute trick
deceit
design
device
dirty deal
dirty trick
dodge
effort
endeavor
essay
expedient
experiment
fakement
fast deal
feint
fetch
ficelle
first
first blush
first glance
first impression
first inning
first lap
first move
first round
first sight
first stage
chess move
comment
input
maneuver
manoeuvre
remark
tactical maneuver
tactical manoeuvre
adventuress
maneuverings
manoeuvring
parrying
ploy
ruse
stratagem
strider