Manage (verb)

1. Be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking).
2. Succeed in surviving or in achieving something despite difficult circumstances.
3. Control or be in charge of the management of (a person or their affairs).
4. To handle or deal with a task or situation.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french menagier "keep household", from menage "household", from manière "manner"; the verb sense probably influenced by italian maneggiare "handle", from mano "hand".

Examples:

1. She managed the company while he was away.
2. He managed to get a seat on the train.
3. She couldn't manage her own affairs.
4. He managed to finish the work on time.
5. I can't manage without a secretary.