| overestimation(fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment, hyperbole) |
| play of fancy(expression, idiom, exaggeration) |
| pretension(fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment, hyperbole) |
| pretentiousness(fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment, hyperbole) |
| profession(reason, explanation, excuse) |
| proof(reason, explanation, excuse) |
| puffery |
| rant(fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment, hyperbole) |
| reason(trick, explanation, excuse, dodge, justification) |
| regrets(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| return(noun, argument, explanation, justification, plea) |
| rodomontade |
| romanticization |
| routine(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| semblance(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| sensationalism(noun, exaggeration) |
| shift(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| song(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, story) |
| statement(reason, explanation, excuse) |
| stopgap(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge) |