intrigue

[1]	fascinate , beguile , captivate , attract , absorb , charm , pique , interest , titillate , arouse/excite the curiosity (of)
[2]	conspire , plot , connive , scheme , manoeuvre
[3]	fascinate
[4]	scheme , connive

[1]	machination
[2]	conspiracy , plot , scheme , manoeuvre , collusion , stratagem , trickery , chicanery , double-dealing , guile , subterfuge , artifice , machination , deception
[3]	affair , liaison , amour , romance , intimacy , adultery