Begin and Resolve

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Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).

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Resolve is an antonym for begin.

Nearby Word: beginning

Resolve verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Begin is an antonym for resolve in find solution topic.

romance	begin romance	resolve romance
relationship	begin relationship	resolve relationship
plot	begin plot	resolve plot
way	begin way	resolve way
Other words: story, feud, fight, battle, quest, war, arc.

The Haruhi Suzumiya 'Endless Eight' arc is filler taken Up to Eleven: the beginning and end have slight differences to begin and resolve the story, but the other six are almost the exact same things happening over and over again albeit completely re-animated and re-voiced.

Source: Filler
These issues begin to resolve once Shapiro dies at the end of the TV series, and in the sequel OAV they finally start to move toward Official Couple status.

Source: Belligerent Sexual Tension
A more specific Reimu example: in Urban Legend In Limbo, she's mostly content to let everyone else run around beating each other up when the Occult Balls begin appearing, and let the incident resolve itself.

Source: Lets Get Dangerous / Video Games

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