| red herring(noun, clue) |
| resort(material, instrument, machine, tool, mechanism) |
| resource(material, instrument, machine, tool, mechanism) |
| secret(noun, object, scheme) |
| setup(noun, charge, plan, trick, twist) |
| show(noun, pretension) |
| slant(noun, feature, action, characteristic, part) |
| sleight of hand(noun, expression, idiom, catch, trick) |
| step(form, move, action, measure, process) |
| story(noun, action, plan, trick, approach) |
| switch(noun, feature, action, part, plan) |
| tactic(noun, move, action, plan, trick) |
| take-in(noun, trick, honest, informal, means) |
| thingumbob(noun, thing, unit, item, something) |
| what's-its-name(noun, thing, unit, item, something) |
| Rube Goldberg invention(expression, idiom, material, instrument, machine) |
| accessory(material, instrument, machine, tool, mechanism) |
| accoutrement(noun, means, device, machine, tackle) |
| acumen(noun, skill, grace, poise, elegance) |
| ad hoc measure(expression, idiom) |