220 entries under noun topic. ×

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excuse(verb, appearance, show, cause)
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pretence
16
guise(appearance, cover, show, cause)
16
pretense(appearance, cover, show, cause)
16
subterfuge(cause, reason, slip, trick)
13
alibi(verb, cause, reason, trick)
12
cover(verb, appearance, show, cause)
11
evasion(reason, trick, escape, sham)
10
plea(show, cause, reason, trick)
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reason(verb, cover, cause, trick)
10
stratagem(cause, fake, reason, trick)
10
ruse(cause, reason, slip, trick)
10
trick(reason, deception, shift, escape)
9
cloak(verb, cover, show, fake)
9
show(appearance, cover, show, cause)
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color(appearance, cover, show, cause)
8
front(appearance, cover, show, cause)
8
pretension(trick, honest, pretense, maneuver)
7
deception(show, trick, face, sham)
7
mask(cover, show, fake, reason)
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