death-struggle

The final throes of bodily effort before dying; agony; death throes.

Japanese Meaning

臨終時に見せる身体の最期の奮闘や、死に際の苦闘状態 / 死の苦悶、つまり死ぬ直前の苦しみや絶え間ない身体の抵抗 / 最期の瞬間における肉体的な激しい努力・苦悶

In the film's climax, the hero engaged in a desperate death-struggle with the beast.

映画のクライマックスで、主人公は獣と対峙し、死のもがきの中で必死に戦った。

Sense（1）

The final throes of bodily effort before dying; agony; death throes.

"It will cure him if he be not dead. Swift, now! Swift! The man dies!" I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.

death-struggles

（ plural ）