| excuse(noun, cause, con, pretense, ruse) |
| face(noun, cause, counterfeit, con, excuse) |
| false face(noun, expression, cover, show, disguise) |
| feint(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| foliature |
| grounds(cause, con, excuse) |
| leafage |
| plain brown wrapper |
| plea(noun, cause, con, excuse, ruse) |
| ploy(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| pose(noun, cover, show, disguise, cloak) |
| posture(noun, cover, show, disguise, cloak) |
| protective coloring |
| routine(noun, cause, con, excuse, ruse) |
| ruse(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| shell(noun, top, case, covering, jacket) |
| song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, cause, con) |
| stall(noun, cause, con, excuse, ruse) |
| stratagem(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| subterfuge(noun, cause, con, excuse, ruse) |