| half-life | n separuh hayat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expectation | ~ of life, jangkaan /umur, hayat/; /against, contrary to /(all) ~(s), bertentangan drpd apa yg /dijangka, diharapkan/: Williams, against all ~s, won the world championship, Williams, bertentangan drpd apa yg dijangka, memenangi kejohanan dunia itu; beyond /~, o’s ~s /, better than was hoped for, lebih baik drpd yg diharapkan: the concert was beyond our ~, konsert itu lebih baik drpd yg kami harapkan; /fall short of, not come up to/ so’s ~s, tdk sebaik spt yg sso harapkan: I always enjoy listening to his albums, but his latest hit single really fell short of my ~s, saya selalu seronok mendengar albumnya, tetapi lagu hit terbarunya tdk sebaik spt yg saya harapkan; live up to so’s ~s, memenuhi jangkaan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hope | n harapan: while there’s life there’s ~, selagi ada hayat selama itulah ada harapan; we have every ~ of success, kita mempunyai segala harapan utk berjaya; he’s my only ~ now, hanya dia sajalah harapan saya sekarang; in the ~ /of, that/, dgn harapan (agar): he did it in the ~ that he would be rewarded, dia melakukannya dgn harapan agar dia diberi ganjaran; /give up, lose/ ~, putus asa, putus harap(an); not have a ~ in hell, (colloq) tak ada harapan langsung; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brevity | n 1. a brief time, singkatnya, pendeknya: the ~ of human life, singkatnya hayat manusia; 2. conciseness, keringkasan: the ~ of his speech, ringkasnya ucapan beliau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afterlife | n 1. life after death, hidup /sesudah, selepas/ mati; 2. later period in person’s lifetime, akhir-akhir hayat sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| borrowed time | n; live on ~, a. be close to death, menunggu saat mati; b. live an unexpected extension of life, melebihi jangka waktu hayat sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intimate 1 | adj 1. close, familiar, rapat, mesra: he is ~ with the author, dia rapat dgn penulis itu; this ~ relationship lasted a lifetime, hubungan mesra ini berkekalan hingga ke akhir hayat; we were never ~ with our neighbours, kami tdk pernah rapat dgn jiran; ~ friend, kawan /karib, rapat/, sahabat rapat; be on ~ terms, sangat mesra: the two are on ~ terms, mereka berdua sangat mesra; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extend | he applied to the authorities to get the 99-year lease on the house ~ed, dia memohon kpd pihak berkuasa supaya pajakan 99 tahun atas rumahnya dilanjutkan; proper maintenance might ~ the life of the machine, penyenggaraan yg baik mungkin dapat memanjangkan hayat mesin itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| age | n 1. length of time person or thing has existed, umur, usia; (when comparing persons of the same age) /sebaya, seumur/ dgn sso: can you guess his ~?, dapatkah kamu meneka umurnya?; the ~ of the earth’s crust, umur kerak bumi; she has a daughter your ~, dia mempunyai anak perempuan yg sebaya dgn kamu; 2. normal duration, jangka /hayat, hidup/, /dijangka, dapat/ hidup: the ~ of a dog is twelve years, jangka hayat anjing ialah dua belas tahun or anjing dapat hidup selama dua belas tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| for | ~ a long time, sudah lama: I haven’t met him ~ a long time, lama saya tdk berjumpa dengannya; ~ /days, months, years, etc /, /berhari-hari, berbulan-bulan, bertahun-tahun/ (lamanya); ~ life, seumur hidup; (liter.) seumur hidup, sepanjang hayat; ~ miles and miles, berbatu-batu jauhnya; ~ once, buat pertama kali: ~ once she did not object, buat pertama kali dia tdk membantah; ~ os, sendiri: she wanted to see it ~ herself, dia ingin melihatnya sendiri; ~ the present, buat masa /ini, sekarang/; be (in) ~ it, (colloq) kena engkau: you’ll be in ~ it if your sister catches you wearing her new shoes, kena engkau, jika kakak engkau nampak engkau memakai kasut barunya; /but, were it not, except /~, kalau tdk krn: but ~ her, Salleh would have died, kalau tdk krn dia, Salleh tentu mati; word ~ word, perkataan demi perkataan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |