| tell white lie(expression, idiom, shift, escape) |
| tergiverse(verb, avoid, shift, escape) |
| amphibology(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| casuistry(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| cover up(expression, cheat, shift, escape) |
| deceptiveness(noun, cover, line, cheat) |
| delusion(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| dissimulation(cover, line, cheat, stall) |
| distortion(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| double entendre(noun, expression, cover, line) |
| double talk(noun, expression, cover, line) |
| doubtfulness(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| duplicity(noun, cover, line, deception, talk) |
| falsify(verb, escape, shuffle, dodge) |
| fibbing(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| hedging(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| line(noun, cover, speech, lying) |
| lying(noun, cover, line, vagueness) |
| misrepresentation(noun, cover, line, lying) |
| pass the buck(expression, idiom, avoid, escape) |