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defense(noun, trick, escape, argument)
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excuse(noun, cause, return, escape)
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pretext(noun, cause, trick, con)
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alibi(noun, cause, trick, escape)
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apology(noun, return, trick, escape)
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cop-out(noun, cause, trick, escape)
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cover story(noun, expression, cause, trick)
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explanation(noun, return, trick, escape)
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extenuation(noun, return, trick, escape)
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fish story(noun, expression, return, trick)
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jive(noun, return, trick, escape)
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justification(noun, return, trick, escape)
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plea(noun, cause, return, trick)
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rationalization(noun, return, trick, escape)
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routine(noun, cause, trick, escape)
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song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, cause, return)
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stall(cause, trick, explanation, con)
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story(noun, return, trick, escape)
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subterfuge(cause, trick, explanation, con)
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vindication(noun, return, trick, escape)
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