wangles
Gets through cunning
Wangles is the third-person singular of wangle, meaning to obtain something through clever manipulation or indirect methods: She wangles invitations to exclusive parties, He always wangles his way out of extra work.
The word suggests resourcefulness that skirts the edge of propriety—not quite dishonest, but not straightforward either.
secures
Makes fast or safe
scores · lands · swings · snags · nabs · arranges · manages · pulls off · scrounges · cadges
finagle
Obtain through trickery
sweet-talk · inveigle · finesse · charm · persuade · maneuver · scheme · connive · contrive · engineer
method of acquisition
wanglesearns
Acquires through effort
deserves · merits · passes muster · inherits