handle

maner
toarta
mansa
manivela
mijloc, pretext
a atinge cu mana, a pipai
a lua in mana
a manui, a manipula
a conduce
a trata (cu blandete etc.)
a trata (un subiect)
a face comert

to be made a handle of = a servi de pretext
to give/lend a handle to calumny = a se expune barfelilor, calomniilor