| catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, deception) |
| chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk) |
| excuse(noun, cause, pretense, ruse) |
| guise(noun, cause, excuse, pretense) |
| show(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| snare(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham) |
| stall(noun, action, cause, trick, lie) |
| alibi(cause, excuse, ruse) |
| appearance(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| cloak(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| color(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| coloring(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| cover(cause, excuse) |
| cover-up(cause, trick, deception, lie) |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) |
| face(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| front(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| machination(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty) |
| mask(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| masquerade(cause, copy, deception, counterfeit) |