manage
v.v. to succeed in doing something difficult, or to be in charge of a team or business. You use this when you handle a tricky situation or act as the boss of a project.
v. to succeed in accomplishing a difficult task, or to exercise executive control over an organisation, team, or project.
She always manages to find the best deals online.
After the previous director resigned, David stepped up to manage the sales department and guide the team through the transition.
Despite severe budget constraints and a shrinking timeline, the engineering division managed to deliver the software update without compromising on core security features.
From Early Modern English manage, menage, from Middle English manage, menage, from Old French manege (“the handling or training of a horse, horsemanship, riding, maneuvers, proceedings”), probably from Old Italian maneggiare (“to handle, manage, touch, treat”), from Vulgar Latin *manizāre (“handle”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + -izāre (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of manège. Compare typologically English handle; Russian руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) (< рука́ (ruká)).
When meaning 'to succeed', the verb is followed by a 'to'-infinitive; when meaning 'to be in charge of', it takes a direct object.