breathed, existed, lived, was

abided(also abode), continued, endured, held on, held up, kept (on), kicked, lasted, led, persisted, ran on, ruled, survivedmovedflourished, prospered, thrived(or throve)

departed, died, expired, passed away, perished, succumbed

disappeared, evaporated, vanishedceased, desisted, discontinued, ended, quit(also quitted), stoppedabated, died (down), ebbed, let up, moderated, subsided, waned