Affairs
Affairs noun - Transactions of professional or public interest.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Setting all your earthly affairs in order before dying is a good way to minimize any regret you might have in the end.
Source: A Good Way to Die - The series centred on a new current affairs show being launched by the BBC in June 1956, at the time of the Suez Crisis (a period setting which has led to comparisons with Mad Men).
Source: Series / The Hour - Commonly used to set a tone of romance, relationship issues, affairs, or lost loves, especially in a big city setting, but sees broad application.
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