subsist russian

• прокорми́ться

  to subsist, to live

• пробавля́ться

  to subsist on, to make do with, to get by on, to rub along

  to amuse oneself with, to pass the time with

• пропита́ние

  food, sustenance, daily bread

  subsistence, livelihood, keep

• пита́ющийся

  feeding, eating, subsisting on, nourished by

• ни́щенство

  (bookish) begging/collection of alms by the poor as a means of subsistence

• су́точные

  per diem subsistence allowance

• пробавля́вшийся

  making a living, getting by, subsisting