to deceive; to cheat; to swindle; deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook; falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook; to evade ; to dodge; to gloss over ; to smooth over; to get one's way out of ; to explain away; evade ; to dodge; to gloss over ; to smooth over; to get one's way out of ; to explain away; to embezzle; to pocket; embezzle; to pocket
to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook
to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away
