12
get by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, progress, manage)
12
manage(verb, support, get, progress, endure)
10
cope(verb, support, manage, endure, shift)
9
make out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, manage, endure)
8
get along(verb, expression, phrasal verb, progress, endure)
4
improvise
4
shift(verb, progress, manage, endure, muddle)
3
contend
3
contrive
3
deal
3
fend(verb, progress, thrive)
3
fend for(verb, expression, support, take, keep)
3
muddle(verb, manage, endure, shift, survive)
3
muddle through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, progress, thrive)
3
scrape along
2
bear(verb, support, keep, maintain, sustain)
2
coin
2
concoct
2
devise
2
grapple
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