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338 entries under noun topic. ×
| shift(reason, slip, trick, escape) | |
| stratagem(cause, trick, con, pretense) | |
| acknowledgment(answer, response, regret, confession) | |
| basis(cause, reason, base, call) | |
| call(cause, reason, base, element) | |
| cause(action, reason, base, call) | |
| grounds(action, cause, reason, claim) | |
| loophole(dodge, gap) | |
| stall(cause, reason, trick, shift) | |
| stay(verb, stop, reduce, dismiss) | |
| acquittal(reason, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| apologia(cause, return, reason, approval) | |
| cop-out(cause, reason, slip, claim) | |
| dispensation(dismissal, exemption) | |
| escape(cunning, dodge, gap, avoidance) | |
| expedient(reason, explanation, dodge, justification) | |
| foundation(cause, reason, base, call) | |
| guise(show, cause, trick, face) | |
| indemnity(allowance, reprieve, forgiveness, mercy) | |
| indulgence(pardon, allowance, forgiveness, mercy) |
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