📒 the ability to breathe, grow, produce young, etc. that people, animals and plants have before they die and that objects do not have
📒 the state of being alive as a human; an individual person’s existence
📒 living things
📒 the period between somebody’s birth and their death; a part of this period
📒 a period of somebody’s life when they are in a particular situation or job
📒 the period of time when something exists or functions
📒 the experience and activities that are typical of all people’s existences
📒 the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living
📒 a person’s experiences during their life; the activities that form a particular part of a person’s life
📒 the quality of being active and exciting
📒 the punishment of being sent to prison for life or a very long period of time; life imprisonment
📒 a living model or a real object or scene that people draw or paint
📒 a story of somebody’s life
📒 one of a set number of chances before a player is out of a game
📒 at the age you are (especially when you are not young)
📒 be the most important person or thing to somebody
📒 to improve something by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it
📒 an essential part of a person’s existence
📒 to make somebody/something more interesting or exciting
📒 to become more interesting, exciting or full of activity
📒 to start to act or move as if alive
📒 to die. People say ‘depart this life’ to avoid saying ‘die’.
📒 an unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment
📒 to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place
📒 a situation that cannot be changed, especially one that is unpleasant
📒 the details about sex and about how babies are born, especially as told to children
📒 to make a great effort to stay alive, especially when you are badly injured or seriously ill
📒 as hard or as fast as possible
📒 however hard you try
📒 to frighten somebody very much
📒 having a lot of energy
📒 used to tell somebody to stop being boring and to do something more interesting
📒 to hold somebody/something very tightly because you are afraid
📒 to be very lucky in dangerous situations
📒 to enjoy yourself very much
📒 feeling frightened that you might be killed
📒 a method of helping somebody who has stopped breathing to breathe again by placing your mouth on theirs and forcing air into their lungs
📒 used to show surprise at seeing somebody/something
📒 looking or behaving in a way that is more interesting or exciting than other people, and so is likely to attract attention
📒 to die in order to save somebody/something
📒 to live a happy and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities
📒 the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life
📒 the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die
📒 the liveliest and funniest person at a party, etc.
📒 used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly
📒 seeming to move or function by itself without a person touching or working it
📒 used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing something that you dislike or that is not important
📒 the person somebody loves more than any other
📒 to cause problems for somebody
📒 to behave in a way that makes somebody else feel very unhappy
📒 the man or woman that you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with
📒 used to describe a situation that is very important or serious
📒 to be completely unable to do something
📒 used to say that you will definitely not do something
📒 to risk being killed or injured in order to do something
📒 a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life
📒 to suddenly start working or doing something
📒 a basic food, especially bread
📒 to kill somebody
📒 to kill yourself
📒 to risk being killed
📒 used when you are disappointed about something but know that you must accept it
📒 when you say that’s the story of my life about a bad experience you have had, you mean you have had many similar experiences
📒 seeming real rather than invented
📒 having a range of different experiences makes life more interesting
📒 a person’s job or position in society
📒 the typical pattern of behaviour of a person or group
📒 in a bad situation you must not give up hope because there is always a chance that it will improve
📒 used to say that you are certain that something will happen