spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
even if not; even without
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
opening ceremony (of the school term)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
(committee) chairman; president
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
difficult to ...; hard to ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
every person; each one; everybody
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
number of persons; personnel
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
one by one; one at a time; in turn