remain

verb1 of 2

to be left behind, to continue to exist

• “It's difficult to remain calm in a situation like that.”Tatoeba
• “It's their dirty family secret and it must remain so.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.