open-top car; convertible; soft-top; cabriolet
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
chief; main; principal; major
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
riding together; riding with
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
debut; initial stage appearance
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
succession struggle; succession race
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to fight against; to oppose; to face
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
line; queue; procession; matrix
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
foolhardy; reckless; fearless