period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
second; number two; runner-up
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
way; method; means; resource; course
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
singing voice; (sound of) singing
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
writing on someone's behalf
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
memory; sense; experience
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?