(idiomatic) An occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.

That is the way things happen / Certain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.

Alternative spelling of lifespan.

(of a person) The amount of time one is expected to live. / (figuratively, by extension, of an idea or an object) The amount of time something is expected to last.

(idiomatic, UK) Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

(of any representation, especially pictures, statues) The same size as the real thing.

(idiomatic, intransitive, derogatory) To begin having a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence.

(painting) A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects. / (cellular automata) A pattern that does not change from one generation to the next.

(palmistry) A line on the palm of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life.

(chiefly US) Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion. / (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of euthanasia. / (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of capital punishment.