contriving, engineering, finagling, finessing, framing, machinating, maneuvering, manipulating, masterminding, negotiating

arranging, concerting, concluding, hammering out, working outangling (for), compassing, intriguing, plotting, schemingconnivingbrewing, concocting, cooking (up), hatchingcaptaining, commanding, conducting, directing, handling, managing, quarterbacking, runninggerrymandering

blowing, bobbling, botching, bungling, butchering, flubbing, fumbling, gumming (up), lousing up, mangling, messing (up), mishandling, muffing