5
evasion(noun, reason, trick, escape, explanation)
4
alibi(noun, action, cause, reason, trick)
4
excuse(noun, cause, reason, slip, claim)
2
escape(noun, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
2
out(noun, action, claim, statement, excuse)
2
pretext(noun, cover, cause, reason, slip)
1
abstention
1
accommodation
1
adjustment
1
allegation(noun, action, cover, reason, case)
1
apology(noun, action, reason, trick, claim)
1
argument(noun, action, claim, statement, excuse)
1
arrangement
1
artifice(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
1
avoidance(noun, escape, excuse, dodge, evasion)
1
bargain
1
circumvention(noun, escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
1
cleanup(noun, cause, reason, trick, escape)
1
composition
1
concession
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