counterplot

plot scheme sedition treason

cabal confederacy connivance countermine disloyalty fix frame game hookup intrigue league machination perfidy practice treachery trick trickery

complot covin little game put-up job treacherousness

faithfulness honesty ignorance loyalty

blank outwit thwart

baffle balk block bury checkmate circumvent confound contravene cook cross disappoint discomfit disconcert disprove foil invalidate neutralize nonplus nullify overturn puzzle quell reduce refute ruin scuttle shave shellac skunk spoil squash stump subdue subjugate surmount undo victimize

beat down beat the system cast down cause setback edge out nose out put end to take the wind out of (one's) sails throw for loop

abet aid allow approve assist clarify clear up endorse enlighten explain grow help open permit prove support surrender validate win yield

encourage give up inspirit lose