121 entries under excuse topic. ×
| face(show, cause, con) | |
| feint(cause, con, ruse) | |
| fig leaf(expression, cause, con, ruse) | |
| front(show, cause, face, con) | |
| mask(show, cause, face, con) | |
| masquerade(cause, con) | |
| mea culpa(expression, regret, confession) | |
| ploy(noun, cause, con, ruse) | |
| proof(noun, reason, case, claim, explanation) | |
| red herring(expression, cause, con) | |
| redress(regret, confession) | |
| regrets(reason, trick, explanation, dodge) | |
| reparation(regret, confession) | |
| request for forgiveness(expression, idiom, regret, confession) | |
| ruse(cause, con, dodge, evasion) | |
| simulation(cause, con) | |
| song(reason, trick, explanation, dodge) | |
| stopgap(reason, trick, explanation, dodge) | |
| substitute(reason, trick, explanation, dodge) | |
| trick(reason, explanation, dodge, justification) |
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