sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means

to injure; to cause injury to / (figuratively) to hurt someone's feelings

think / meditate / consider / expect / reflect / prepare / make up one's mind / imagine / contrive

expedient, means

a feeling, sensation, feelings / a state of mind, mood / mood of a place; atmosphere / a little, a bit / feeling depending on a physical condition

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(literary) they (about women or girls)

to hide, to conceal

that which is hidden / that which is protected from outside / (clothing) pocket