| stall(noun, cause, fake, trick, lie) |
| alibi(noun, cause, excuse, ruse) |
| catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, deception) |
| chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk) |
| bluff(noun, cause, trick, skill, deception) |
| cover(cause, excuse) |
| front(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| jig(noun, move, action, catch, trick) |
| show(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| cloak(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| color(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| cover-up(cause, lie, excuse, illusion) |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) |
| guise(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| mask(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| plea(noun, cause, return, excuse) |
| red herring(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) |
| semblance(cause, excuse) |
| snare(noun, fake, trick, deception, lie) |
| story(noun, action, plan, trick, approach) |