| ostensible motive(expression, idiom, dissuasion) |
| ostentation(noun, trick, effect, face, sham) |
| pattern(noun, form, body, figure, structure) |
| phase(noun, light) |
| physiognomy(noun, expression, appearance, light, top) |
| praxis(noun, state, condition, circumstances) |
| presence(noun, expression, nature, action, act) |
| put-on(noun, appearance, cover, show, top) |
| rag |
| respect(noun, state, condition, circumstances) |
| robe(noun, verb, cover, fit, clothing) |
| sham(noun, fake, trick, effect, face) |
| shelter |
| shroud(noun, top, case, dress, covering) |
| simulation(cover, cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| smoke screen(noun, expression, cover, top, case) |
| smokescreen(disguise, cloak, veil, mask, cover-up) |
| stance(noun, fake, sham, pretense) |
| stratagem(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| system(noun, style, way, manner, mode) |