(v)cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, managesucceed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available“We got by on just a gallon of gas”, “They made do on half a loaf of bread every day”
(v)contend, fight, strugglebe engaged in a fight; carry on a fight“the tribesmen fought each other”, “Siblings are always fighting”, “Militant groups are contending for control of the country”