Subsist
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To survive on a minimum of resources.
Survive
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.To live longer than.To live past a life-threatening event.
Example sentence: My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.