to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; deregistering (vehicle); unregistering
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
blow; hit (on the body); beating
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to be consistent; to be coherent
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
paints; painting material
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
rationalization; justification
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
current administration; present government
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
informal consent; private consent
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
innocence; being not guilty
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable