He promised to "defeat their inhuman and nefarious designs."
Surely you are not going to claim that I have some nefarious designs upon him.
No wonder you kept this folly a secret from me until you had accomplished your nefarious designs.
"Pakistan is a peace-loving country, and we will never allow terrorists to use our land to achieve their nefarious designs," he said.
Even had I any nefarious designs upon your person, there would be little danger in my succeeding.
"It appears their nefarious designs will continue."
"The infidels are using the pretext of ending terrorism to achieve their nefarious designs."
He will use it to ensorcel all those who might oppose his nefarious designs.
First they drove us, then fell back as if to contemplate further nefarious designs upon our ship.
We did come here under false pretenses and with nefarious designs.