Decide
Decide verb - To come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of.
Usage example: we waited for our captors to decide our fate
Fix
Fix verb - To come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of.
Usage example: make sure to fix the number of guests with the bride's family before drawing up a list of people from the groom's side
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After he convinces her to 'fix' her life, they kiss for a final time only for her to decide to stay with Logan instead, causing Lit fans to lose all patience with the writers.
Source: Series / Gilmore Girls -
The dwarves then steal God's map that shows where all of the "holes" are in the fabric of the universe, and instead of using the map to fix the holes, decide to get rich by stealing stuff.
Source: God Is Inept -
Although they fail to fix the sink, they don't do any major damage and decide to just call a plumber to fix it.
Source: Do-It-Yourself Plumbing Project
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