| song(cover, reason, line, explanation, excuse) |
| stall(noun, cover, reason, line, trick) |
| suppressio veri(noun, expression, idiom, dodge, falsehood) |
| transgression(noun, avoidance, nonpayment, noncompliance, dereliction of duty) |
| truancy(noun, escape, retreat, abandonment, flight) |
| weasel word(noun, expression, cover, line, dodge) |
| alibi(noun, reason, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| ambiguity(noun, cover, deception, mistake, error) |
| break(escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal, rescue) |
| contrivance |
| default(noun, avoidance, nonpayment) |
| deliverance(break, escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal) |
| dereliction(noun, neglect, retreat, avoidance, abandonment) |
| desertion(noun, break, escape, freedom, departure) |
| disdain(noun, avoidance) |
| dissimulation(noun, cover, line, trick, sham) |
| ditch(noun, informal, escape, excuse, dodge) |
| double-talk |
| elopement(break, escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal) |
| elusiveness(break, escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal) |