| routine(cause, trick, sham, excuse) | |
| schtick(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| shuffling(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| stall(cause, trick, sham, excuse) | |
| trickery(trick, sham, cloak, veil) | |
| alibi(cause, excuse) | |
| cause | |
| cleanup(cause, excuse) | |
| cop-out(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) | |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) | |
| evasion(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| falsehood(trick, sham, cloak, semblance) | |
| gag(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| grounds(cause, excuse) | |
| hoax(trick, deception, sham, impersonation) | |
| insincerity(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| misstatement(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) | |
| plea(cause, excuse) | |
| ploy(cause, copy, deception, counterfeit) | |
| song and dance(expression, idiom, cause, excuse) |
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