cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
distress; wretched condition
family; relatives; dependents; household
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
deceased; late; dead; departed
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to creep about; to crawl around
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
unprecedented; never seen before
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
vicious circle; vicious cycle
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to be amused or interested in; to show amusement (for)
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms