| lie(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine) |
| make-believe(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| misstatement(trick, sham, dishonesty, deceit) |
| routine(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick) |
| simulation(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| story(noun, action, reason, trick, lie) |
| stunt(noun, move, action, catch, trick) |
| acting(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| affectation(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| appearance(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| cause |
| charade(trick, deception, sham, falsehood) |
| claim(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| coloring(cause, excuse) |
| confidence game(noun, expression, trick, lie, sham) |
| crock(noun, trick, lie, sham) |
| display(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| dumb act(expression, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| face(cause, excuse) |
| faking(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |