To invent a false story.
Inventer une fausse histoire. (invente une fausse histoire)
"He cooked up a story to explain why he was late."
"Il a inventé une histoire pour expliquer pourquoi il était en retard." (il a invante une histoire pour expliquer pourquoi il etait en retard)
to persuade someone to support you or agree with you
to be so happy that it’s hard to contain emotions
to improve one’s effort or performance
to do something in the easiest or cheapest way
to continue to hope or work toward a goal even after setback...
a group of people who work extremely well together