n. 25B6; verb
her father died last year : PASS AWAY, pass on, lose one's life, expire, breathe one's last, meet one's end, meet one's death, lay down one's life, perish, go the way of all flesh, go to one's last resting place, go to meet one's maker, cross the great divide; informal give up the ghost, kick the bucket, croak, buy it, turn up one's toes, cash in one's chips, shuffle off this mortal coil; Brit. informal snuff it, peg out, pop one's clogs; N. Amer. informal bite the big one, buy the farm; archaic decease, depart this life.
the wind had died down : ABATE, subside, drop, lessen, ease (off), let up, moderate, fade, dwindle, peter out, wane, ebb, relent, weaken; melt away, dissolve, vanish, disappear; archaic remit.
(informal) the engine died : FAIL, cut out, give out, stop, break down, stop working; informal conk out, go kaput, give up the ghost; Brit. informal pack up.
(informal) she's dying to meet you : LONG, yearn, burn, ache; informal itch.
live, intensify.