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makeshift(reason, trick, explanation, excuse)
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mitigation(action, reason, trick, claim)
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obliqueness(slip, shift, escape, routine)
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plea(cause, reason, trick, claim)
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prevarication(shift, escape, routine, cunning)
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quibble(slip, shift, escape, routine)
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rationalization(action, reason, trick, claim)
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routine(cause, reason, slip, trick)
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run-around(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
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run around(expression, slip, routine, cunning)
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runaround(shift, routine, cunning, avoidance)
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ruse(cause, slip, shift, escape)
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semblance(cause, reason, trick, con)
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shift(reason, slip, trick, escape)
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shirking(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
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show(cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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shuffling(shift, escape, routine, cunning)
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shunning(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
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slip(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
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song and dance(expression, idiom, cause, reason)
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