遗体: remains (of a dead person)...
通告: to announce, to give notice...
顽固: stubborn, obstinate...
面临: to face sth, to be confronted with...
深思: to ponder, to consider...
粗暴: rough, cruel...
畅谈: to talk freely, to discuss without inhibition...
功效: efficacy...
当晚: the same evening...
过渡: to cross over (by ferry), transition, interim, caretaker (administration)...