If Matt makes a mistake, he tries to ________ to other people in his office so he won't get in trouble with his boss.

Jane doesn't ___________ when she does something wrong. Either she makes up an excuse or she doesn't tell the truth about what happened.

Alice borrowed Susan's umbrella, but she forgot it on the train. She wanted to take responsibility but she didn't want to ____________ so she just replaced it and didn't say anything Susan about it.

I really believe that in some situations it's better not to __________ especially when you are protecting someone's feelings. For example if my grandmother spent all day cooking dinner, but it tasted terrible, I would still tell her it was delicious