| play one false(expression, idiom) |
| play possum(verb, expression, play, fake, counterfeit) |
| ploy(noun, cause, trick, con, excuse) |
| pretender(crook, rascal, rogue, trickster, cheater) |
| profess(fake, assume, fool, affect, falsify) |
| puffery(noun, boasting) |
| put something over(expression, idiom) |
| put to flight(expression, idiom) |
| quack(crook, rascal, rogue, trickster, cheater) |
| querulous |
| ridge(noun, pile, mount, peak, fell) |
| severe(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) |
| sincere(adjective, abrupt) |
| sleight of hand(expression, idiom) |
| snippety(adjective, irritable, brief, grumpy, abrupt) |
| stage(noun, verb, pretend, pretension) |
| straight |
| stratagem(noun, cause, trick, skill, deception) |
| string along(verb, expression, take, keep, play) |
| swindle(noun, verb, abuse, trick, confuse) |