noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ long-term , short-term
▪ continued , future
▪
They are working to ensure the continued ~ of this species.
▪ day-to-day
▪ improved
▪
The study showed improved ~ of patients using the drug.
▪ miraculous
▪ business , economic , human , national , physical , political
VERB + SURVIVAL
▪ fight for
▪ assure ( esp. AmE ), ensure
▪
The campaign will hopefully ensure the ~ of the tiger.
▪ improve , prolong
▪
Chemotherapy can prolong ~ in cancer patients.
▪ threaten
▪
The arrival of this South American predator threatened the ~ of native species.
▪ affect , influence
▪ be critical for/to , be crucial for/to , be essential to , be necessary for , be vital for/to
▪
Adaptability is essential to ~ in a changing environment.
SURVIVAL + NOUN
▪ chances , rate
▪ skills , strategy
▪ guide (= book) , kit
▪
The expedition members carried flares in their ~ kit.
▪ instinct
▪ advantage , benefit
▪
In rare cases, a mutation confers a ~ advantage to the organism.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
the struggle for ~ against such well-armed enemies
▪ ~ as
▪
his ~ as leader
PHRASES
▪ a battle for ~ , a fight for ~ , a struggle for ~
▪
Here, life is a battle for ~.
▪ be a matter of ~ , be a question of ~
▪
For the poorest people, life was merely a matter of ~.
▪ a chance of ~ , chances of ~
▪
Doctors gave him only a 50% chance of ~.
▪
Her chances of ~ are poor.
▪ the instinct for ~
▪
He lacked the common instinct for ~.
▪ ~ of the fittest
▪
Darwin's theory of the ~ of the fittest
▪
Survival of the fittest means that only those who make the company a lot of money keep their jobs.
▪ a threat to the ~ of sth
▪
The main threat to the ~ of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat.