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be cast away

to be left somewhere after a shipwreck

dwell

to live somewhere

set off

to begin a journey

forge ahead (with something)

​to move forward quickly; to make a lot of progress quickly

hold out

to last, especially in a difficult situation

pull through

to get better after a serious illness, operation, etc

scrape by on sth

to manage to live on the money you have, but with difficulty

ride sth out

to manage to survive a difficult situation or time without having to make great changes

hunker down

to prepare yourself to stay somewhere, keep an opinion, etc. for a long time

make do with sth

to manage with something that is not really good enough

eke sth out

to make a small supply of something such as food or money last longer by using only small amounts of it

stock sth up

to fill something with goods, food, etc