The verb manage has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (27) pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage -- (be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs")
2. (5) manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")
3. (3) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day")
4. (3) oversee, supervise, superintend, manage -- (watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?")
5. (2) wangle, finagle, manage -- (achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods)
6. do, manage -- (carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here")