Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 32 cope 31 credit crunch 30 slump 30 deepening recession 29 desperately 28 financial straits 28 housing slump 27 struggling 27 survive 27 crisis 27 stave off 27 economic downturn 27 desperate 26 downturn 26 reeling 26 dire 26 revive 26 stay afloat 26 cash strapped 26 recession 26 Struggling 25 kickstart 25 endured 25 subdue 25 avert 25 grapples 25 suffered 25 overcrowded 25 heavily indebted 25 foundering 24 Great Depression 24 stabilize 24 cutbacks 24 budget shortfall 24 devastated 24 plight 24 struggles 24 budget shortfalls 24 suffering 24 turmoil 23 resuscitate 23 shortfall 23 coping 23 crippling 23 crunch 23 traumatized 23 teetering 23 instil 22 retrain 22 afloat 22 downturns 22 worsened 22 penniless 22 facing 22 quell 22 stricken 22 recapitalize 22 dire straits 21 hardship 21 amid 21 woes 21 finances 21 tackle 21 floundering 21 copes 21 defuse 21 aftermath 21 face 21 adapt 21 reinvent 21 bankruptcy protection 21 overstretched 20 pension 20 throes 20 hardships 20 save 20 equip 20 belt tightening 20 pacify 20 disrepair 20 underfunding 20 allay fears 20 beset 20 declining enrollment 20 fend 20 financially strapped 20 situation 19 fixed incomes 19 coped 19 restructure 19 soothe 19 afflicted 19 ill equipped 19 shortfalls 19 alleviate 19 Depression 19 financially troubled 19 bankruptcies 19 unpopularity 19 faced 19 overcome