Cope
Keep up
Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Usage example: let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
Both terms in one sentence
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Totally Radical: Mina's efforts to keep up with the times in Century: 1969 take on this edge, as is noted (and made fun of) by Allan and Orlando; deconstructed, as it's her way of trying to cope with the crushing psychological implications of being forever young and immortal.
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