To invent a false story.
偽りの話を作ること。 (itsuwari no hanashi o tsukuru koto)
"He cooked up a story to explain why he was late."
"彼は遅れた理由を説明するために話を作った。" (kare wa okureta riyu o setsumei suru tame ni hanashi o tsukutta)
to summarize something briefly
to sell shares of a company to the public for the first time
a person who refuses to believe without proof
To listen very attentively.
a set of rules or instructions for solving a problem or perf...
to investigate or examine something