英和和英

It's on its last legs.

to be long-lived―short-lived

I felt as if my life had been shortened.

period of time (period of life span)

the span of life

to exhaust a life-span

It's had its day [It's on its last legs], I'm afraid.

the condition or quality of having a short life

the rest of one's life

One life is shortened

One's days are shortened.

I had an experience likely to shorten my natural term of existence.

One takes a new lease of life.

one's tenure of life

You are driving a nail into your coffin―adding a nail to your coffin.

it was replaced because of its age

I had an experience likely to shorten my natural term of existence.

being short-lived

the degree to which life is short

Such strain―Such violence―will shorten the natural term of your existence.

to shorten one's life―shorten one's days―shorten one's natural term of existence―drive a nail in one's coffin

the act of prolonging one's life

in Japanese culture, a life-span given by Providence

I had an experience likely to shorten my natural term of existence.

I have served out my time―served my full time―served my time.

the condition of taking or assuming a new lease on life and thus being able to expand one's life span

Such an experience would shorten one's natural term of existence.

Such an experience will shorten one's natural term of existence.

a creature's life span given by God

Such an experience will shorten one's natural term of existence.