1) Barely existed 2) Barely got by 3) Barely made it 4) Barely made with out 5) Barely managed 6) Barely managed with out 7) Barely scraped 8) Barely squeezed by 9) Deke made ends meet 10) Employ 11) Frugally coped 12) Gained tediously 13) Got by with out 14) Got by, barely 15) Got with difficulty 16) Got with great effort 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Eke