end piece

support

arch end bridge end jutting piece vault end

climax conclusion denouement

afterpiece cessation chaser close closer consummation culmination end epilogue finis finish payoff peroration summation termination wind-up

blow off crowning glory last act swan song

beginning commencement initiation introduction opening start

debut first act

bit fragment particle piece remains residue shred vestige

balance dregs dross end excess hangover heel leavings lees leftovers part portion remainder residual residuum rest rump scrap strip surplus survival

odds and ends orts

whole

base core lack need want

farewell wind-up

adieu climax closer coda conclusion crowning achievement crowning glory culmination dying words envoi epilogue famous last words farewell performance final appearance final appearance or performance final gesture finis goodbye last act last hurrah last shot last words parting song peroration