| routine(noun, nature, action, act, style) |
| alibi(cause, excuse) |
| charade(noun, cover, trick, deception, sham) |
| claim(noun, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) |
| deceit(noun, trick, sham, disguise) |
| fakery(noun, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| feigning(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| feint(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| ostentation(noun, trick, effect, face, sham) |
| sham(noun, fake, trick, effect, face) |
| stratagem(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| trick(noun, state, condition, deception, sham) |
| trickery(trick, sham, cloak, veil) |
| acting(act, part, trick, sham) |
| deception(cover, show, trick, face, color) |
| dumb act(expression, trick, sham, cloak) |
| faking(noun, cover, trick, sham) |
| falsification(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| fig leaf(noun, expression, cover, cause, top) |