dalliance - DAL-ih-yans - flirtation, love affair, fooling around
Example: "The USA, France & now Italy have joined the scandals of dalliance in high politics."
As a starter: and as a former teacher in English, I hope to add to reader's vocabulary by presenting a word a day in simple terms that anyone can understand - from current use in publications, radio,TV, etc. Remember: use a new word three times in a day and it's yours forever!