to erase all trace of something
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
thinking back now; looking back
memories; recollections; reminiscence
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
systematic; regular; routine
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included