to put one's life on the line;  to risk one's life;  to put everything one has into it
 putting one's life on the line;  staking one's life (on);  risking one's life;  life and death situation
 to be a matter of life or death
 to give one's life (e.g. in battle);  to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
 to give one's life;  to lay down one's life
 begging for one's life;  pleading for one's life
 to end one's life;  to commit suicide;  to end a life;  to kill
 with one's life (protect, etc.);  at the cost of one's life
 to escape death;  to be saved from death
 for dear life;  barely escaping alive
 to survive;  to continue living;  to escape death
 to give one's life;  to lay down one's life
 while there is life, there is hope;  without life, there is nothing;  don't waste your life
 to take someone's life;  to kill someone
 recklessness;  daredevilry;  rashness; (arch.)  long-lasting
 lifesaver;  person who saved one's life
 to hold one's life dear;  to be reluctant to die
 (one's) life is not in danger;  not life-threatening
 to put one's life on the line
 water of life;  life-giving water;  distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.);  spirits; (arch.)  semen
 to put one's life on the line
 casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases;  kicking back
 life as evanescent as the dew