tag end β the last or final part of something: They came in at the tag end of the performance.
purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
aim β If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
reason β a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
objective β something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
goal β the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
intention β an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
aspiration β Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
intent β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
leftover β Usually, leftovers. food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, especially when saved for later use.
death β Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
demise β The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
downfall β descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
dissolution β the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
leave off β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
achieve β If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
complete β You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
culminate β If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
quit β to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
wrap up β something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
abolish β If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
abort β If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
accomplish β If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
