(literary) they

finally, at last / (with a negative) in the end

settlement

come to a settlement

question, problem on homework etc. / a question; a matter (of time etc.) / a problem (something that needs to be dealt with); a trouble / an issue; a matter

those (referring to things distant from the speaker)

set of problems

problem; point at issue

text that makes up a question/problem

matter of life or death / (idiomatic) an extremely urgent matter