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158 entries under reason topic. ×
| defence | |
| mitigation(noun, action, cause, claim) | |
| occasion(noun, break, time, event, cause) | |
| rationale(noun, action, cause, base) | |
| rationalization(noun, action, cause, return) | |
| semblance(noun, show, cause, explanation) | |
| shift(noun, slip, trick, escape) | |
| basis(noun, cause, base, call) | |
| call(noun, cause, base, element) | |
| cause(noun, action, base, call) | |
| grounds(noun, action, cause, claim) | |
| stall(noun, cause, trick, shift) | |
| acquittal(noun, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| apologia(noun, cause, return, approval) | |
| cop-out(noun, cause, slip, claim) | |
| expedient(noun, explanation, dodge, justification) | |
| foundation(noun, cause, base, call) | |
| substitute(noun, explanation, dodge, justification) | |
| answer(noun, return, account, approval) | |
| cover story(noun, expression, cause, escape) |
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