ADJ

intelligent
Is there intelligent life on other planets?
animal, bird, human, insect, marine, plant

LIFE + NOUN

form
cycle

VERB + LIFE

lose
He lost his life in an air crash
bring sb back to, restore sb to
cling to, fight for
She clung to life for several weeks
risk
She risked her life for the sake of the children
save
a drug that will save lives
spare
She begged the soldiers to spare her son's life
give, lay down, sacrifice
claim, cost, end, take
The crash claimed 43 lives. His foolishness almost cost him his life. She took her own life
start (figurative)
The restaurant started life as a cinema

LIFE + VERB

be lost
No lives were lost in the accident

LIFE + NOUN

assurance, insurance

PHRASES

an attempt on sb's life
There have been three attempts on the president's life
in fear for/of your life
Witnesses are living in fear for their life after giving evidence against the gang
life after death
Do you believe in life after death?
loss of life
The plane crashed with heavy loss of life
a matter of life and death (figurative)
These talks are a matter of life and death for the factory
the right to life
anti-abortionists campaigning for the right to life
signs of life
The driver showed no signs of life

ADJ

long, short
entire, whole
early
adult
later
In later life he took up writing
past, previous
He never discussed the unhappinesses of his past life. I think I may have been an animal in a previous life
future, next
working
He was a miner all his working life

VERB + LIFE

go through, live, spend
She went through life always wanting what she couldn't get. He spent his whole life in Cornwall
end
He ended his life a happy man
shorten
prolong
dedicate, devote
He devoted his life to the education of deaf children

LIFE + NOUN

history, story
membership
imprisonment, sentence
expectancy, span (also lifespan)
Japanese people have a very high life expectancy. the lifespan of a mouse

PREP

for ~
She thought marriage should be for life
in your ~
for the first time in her life
throughout your ~
Throughout her life she was dogged by loneliness

PHRASES

all your life
I've known her all my life
at sb's time of life
At his time of life he should be starting to take things easy
the end of your life
Her paintings became more obscure towards the end of her life
late in life
She discovered jazz quite late in life
the … of your life
I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed. He met the love of his life at college
a phase/stage in/of (your) life
She sensed she was entering a new phase in her life
the prime of life
You're still in the prime of life
the remainder/rest of your life
He'll be haunted by the crash for the rest of his life

ADJ

daily, day-to-day, everyday
real
a real-life drama
modern
personal, private
She did not tolerate press intrusion into her private life
inner
Only his wife had access to his inner life
family, married
social
love, sex
public
His fame was so sudden that he was unprepared for public life
academic, business, cultural, economic, intellectual, political, professional, school
night (also nightlife)
What's the nightlife like in the town?
city, village, etc.

VERB + LIFE

build, rebuild
He built his whole life around his children. She is still reb

PHRASES

an attitude to life, an outlook on life, a philosophy/view of life
I've always had a fairly optimistic outlook on life
a love of life
He always had a great love of life
a man/woman in your life
There has only been one woman in his life
see sth of life
I wanted to see something of life before I settled down
the … side of life
His time in London was his first glimpse of the seamier side of life
want sth from/in/out of life
They both seem to want the same things out of life

ADJ

good, happy
lonely, miserable, sad, unhappy
hard
easy
active, busy, hectic
exciting
full
peaceful, quiet
normal, ordinary
healthy
sheltered
double
He had been leading a double life, married to two women

VERB + LIFE

have, lead, live
She leads a busy social life
enjoy
change
Learning meditation changed her life
dominate, take over
He never let his work dominate his life
ruin
He ruined his life through drinking

PHRASES

build/make/start a new life
They went to Australia to start a new life
enjoy/live life to the full
He always believed in living life to the full
the high life
enjoying the high life in the smartest hotels and restaurants of New York
live a life of …
They're living a life of luxury in the Bahamas
a/the pace of life
The pace of life is much gentler on the island
the quality of life
He gave up his high-flying job and now enjoys a better quality of life
a way of life
She loved the Spanish way of life and immediately felt at home there

VERB + LIFE

come to
The city only comes to life at night
breathe, bring sth to, inject
They need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company
burst/hum/teem with
a child bursting with life

PHRASES

full of life
It's nice to see an old man still so full of life