first match (in a series)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
more than usual (usu. time)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to lead a life; to live a life
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
how should I know?; don't ask me
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
battle formation; military formation
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
patent; special permission; license; licence
blood vessel; blood relationship
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison