| excuse(noun, verb, appearance, show, cause) |
| pretence(noun, excuse) |
| guise(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause) |
| pretense(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause) |
| subterfuge(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick) |
| alibi(noun, verb, cause, reason, trick) |
| cover(noun, verb, appearance, show, cause) |
| evasion(noun, reason, trick, escape, sham) |
| plea(noun, show, cause, reason, trick) |
| reason(noun, verb, cover, cause, trick) |
| stratagem(noun, cause, fake, reason, trick) |
| ruse(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick) |
| trick(noun, reason, deception, shift, escape) |
| cloak(noun, verb, cover, show, fake) |
| show(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause) |
| color(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause) |
| front(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause) |
| pretension(noun, trick, honest, pretense, maneuver) |
| deception(noun, show, trick, face, sham) |
| mask(noun, cover, show, fake, reason) |