…the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death…
…the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value…
…a list of all the kinds of birds observed by a person during his or her life…
…of the same size as the person or thing represented…
…the area of a person’s life concerning their relationships with lovers…
…people or activities characterized as being disreputable and often criminal…
…the animals, especially the invertebrates, that live in ponds or stagnant water…
…life as it is lived in reality, involving unwelcome as well as welcome experiences, as distinct from a fictional or idealized world…
…a person’s sexual activity and relationships considered as a whole…
…the activities and experiences that constitute a person’s normal existence…
…a future state or existence, especially seen as very different from the present…
…an expression of one’s acceptance of a situation, however difficult…
…the series of changes in the life of an organism including reproduction…
…a sleeveless buoyant or inflatable jacket for keeping a person afloat in water…
…a skill that is necessary or desirable for full participation in everyday life…
…a table of statistics relating to life expectancy and mortality for a given category of people…
…the length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable…
…a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware…
…relating to or denoting a life insurance policy that pays a specified amount only on the death of the person insured…
…(especially of locomotives or other railway equipment) worn out or outdated…
…the series of changes undergone by an organism during its lifetime…
…an innate desire for self-preservation, manifest in hunger, self-defensive aggression, and the sexual instincts…
…a right to property that a person holds for life but cannot dispose of further…
…a person with whom one is in a long-term monogamous relationship…
…the sciences concerned with the study of living organisms, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects…
…a punishment of life imprisonment or of imprisonment for a specified long period…
…maintenance of a patient’s vital functions following disablement or in an adverse environment…
