| cleanup(cause, excuse) | |
| color(cause, excuse, cloak, veil) | |
| coloring(cause, excuse, cloak, veil) | |
| cop-out(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) | |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) | |
| excuse(cause, pretense, guise) | |
| face(cause, excuse, cloak, veil) | |
| grounds(cause, excuse) | |
| plea(cause, excuse) | |
| pretense(cause, trick, excuse, lure) | |
| routine(cause, excuse) | |
| semblance(cause, excuse, cloak, veil) | |
| show(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) | |
| simulation(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) | |
| song and dance(expression, idiom, cause, excuse) | |
| stall(cause, excuse) |
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