| surrender |
| trick(noun, reason, shift, escape, routine) |
| trickery(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning) |
| understanding |
| vindication(noun, action, reason, trick, claim) |
| whitewash(noun, action, reason, trick, claim) |
| yielding |
| abnegation(noun, equivocation, dissimulation, fugiviteness) |
| account(noun, reason, case, explanation, excuse) |
| action(noun, claim, statement, excuse, defense) |
| affectation(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| affirmation(noun, reason, case, account, explanation) |
| airtight case(noun, expression, reason, case, account) |
| amphibology(noun, equivocation, dissimulation, transposition, castling) |
| answer(noun, reason, case, account, explanation) |
| appearance(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| assertion(noun, cover, reason, case, claim) |
| assurance(noun, reason, case, account, explanation) |
| avowal(noun, reason, case, account, explanation) |
| bluff(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |