• Contended
• Contended with
• Dealt (with)
• Dealt (with), as a problem
• Dealt with adversity successfully
• Dealt with an issue
• Dealt with female student, keeping quiet (5)
• Dealt with it
• Dealt with one's problems
• Dealt with problems
• Dealt with successfully
• Got by
• Got by somehow
• Got by with difficulty
• Got through
• Got through hard times
• Got through the hard times
• Grappled successfully
• Handled difficulties
• Made do
• Made do, somehow
• Managed
• Managed somehow
• Rose to the occasion
• Struggled along successfully