cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

• improvise, extemporize — manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
• fend — try to manage without help
• hack, cut — informal: be able to manage or manage successfully
• scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along — manage one's existence barely
• meet, match, cope with — satisfy or fulfill

• act, move — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)