| juggle |
| knavery(noun, deception, fraud, fling, mischief) |
| ostensible motive(expression, idiom, dissuasion) |
| quibbling(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood) |
| quirk(noun, twist, deception, way, mistake) |
| shuffle |
| shuffling(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine) |
| sophism(noun, slip, deception, shift, escape) |
| tergiversation |
| ambiguity(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood) |
| apology(reason, trick, explanation, excuse, dodge) |
| artful dodge(expression, idiom, cunning) |
| circumvention(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion) |
| cloak(cover, show, cause, trick, color) |
| con(noun, cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| concealment(deception, pretense, suppression) |
| cover story(expression, cause, reason, trick, excuse) |
| cover up |
| cunning(noun, craft, slip, twist, deception) |
| deceptiveness(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood) |