Contend
Contend verb - Come to terms with.
Manage
Manage verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Usage example: as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The pyrophobic Sandor must contend with an opponent wielding an flaming sword, but he does manage to shame the man into removing his armor first and wins, after which they let him go.
Source: Kangaroo Court -
This one does contend with language difficulties, uptime diseases, and so forth; the Nantucketers manage to wipe out huge numbers of Native Americans before they even realize what's going on, because the first party sent to the mainland contains someone with a sniffle.
Source: Giving Radio to the Romans -
Even if you somehow manage to find or put together a working Rocket Launcher, you'll still have to contend with the fact that each shot you fire is likely to attract as many zombies as you kill, if not more.
Source: Video Game / 7 Days to Die
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