| routine(noun, cause, slip, trick, shift) |
| semblance(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| show(cause, deception, excuse, pretense) |
| shuck(noun, trick, lie, sham) |
| shuffling(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine) |
| simulation(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| story(noun, action, plan, play, trick) |
| veil(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| acting(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| alibi(cause, excuse, dodge, evasion) |
| cause |
| charade(trick, deception, sham, falsehood) |
| claim(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| cleanup(cause, excuse, dodge, evasion) |
| coloring(cause, excuse, pretense, guise) |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, dodge) |
| display(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| dumb act(expression, trick, sham, cloak) |
| face(cause, excuse, pretense, guise) |
| fakery(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |