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they had an unscheduled meeting
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EU ministers met informally
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it hit him like a thunderbolt
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I happened to meet him on the bus ; I bumped {or} ran into him on the bus
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his description was completely inaccurate
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the news left me thunderstruck
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her father's death came unexpectedly
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we happened to meet on the bus
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he hit him with a straight right to the chin
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the splinter of glass only just missed his eye
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this blow of fate struck him with all its force {or} cruelty
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successive
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to drive toward(s) each other
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to approach one another ; to compromise
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to be used to one another
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to become attuned to one another ; to get used to one another
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to go for sb/one another {or} each other
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to be able to rely on each other {or} one another
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they are perpendicular to each other
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three goals in quick succession
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the two of them are very close (to one another)
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to match two things up for colo(u)r
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to synchronize one's watches/plans
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to be in tune with sth/with each other ; to go well with sth/with each other {or} together ; to fit in well with sth/with each other ; to be well-suited to sth/(to each other)
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the two appointments followed {or} came one immediately after the other ; one appointment came immediately after the other
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the cars are too close together
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they went for each other like cats {or} wild things
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the two cars are sticking too close (together)
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