act as if

act as though bluff counterfeit dream enact fake fantasize feign fool imagine let on like make as if play play the part play-act playact pretend simulate

live reality

acknowledge admit affirm avow confess feign pretend proclaim stump

allege announce asseverate aver avouch certify claim confirm croon depose dissemble fake maintain own predicate purport sing spiel spout state vouch

blow hot air come out constate cross heart get off chest get on soapbox make out open up own up say so soapbox swear on bible swear up and down talk big

conceal deny disavow disown dispute hide refuse renounce repudiate

be quiet contradict invalidate question reject