Answer: settling

AnswerCrossword Clue
SETTLINGAlternative to going to court
settlingto come to an agreement or decision
settlingto come to rest
settlingto sink gradually
settlingto resolve
settlingto take up residence
settlingto quiet or calm
settlingto colonize
settlingto put in order
settlingto pay
settlingthe residue in the bottom of a bottle
SETTLINGAccepting that one can't do better
SETTLINGPaying the bill, with "up"
SETTLINGGetting to the bottom of things?
SETTLINGNo longer rash
SETTLINGPaying up
SETTLINGSubsidence.
SETTLINGColonizing.
SETTLINGSolving.
SETTLINGMaking one's home.
SETTLINGComposing.
SETTLINGOccurrence during shipping
SETTLINGMoving, or ceasing movement
SETTLINGResolving, as an argument