| excuse(noun, cause, return, reason, escape) | |
| pretext(noun, cause, reason, trick) | |
| alibi(noun, cause, reason, trick, escape) | |
| cop-out(noun, cause, reason, trick, escape) | |
| cover story(noun, expression, cause, reason, trick) | |
| plea(noun, cause, return, reason, trick) | |
| routine(noun, cause, reason, trick, escape) | |
| show(cause, excuse) | |
| song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, cause, return) | |
| stall(cause, reason, trick, explanation) | |
| subterfuge(cause, reason, trick, explanation) | |
| affectation(cause, excuse) | |
| appearance(cause, excuse) | |
| bluff(cause, excuse, ruse) | |
| cause | |
| cloak(cause, excuse) | |
| color(cause, excuse) | |
| coloring(cause, excuse) | |
| cover(cause, reason, explanation, excuse) | |
| cover-up(cause, excuse) |
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