Cooking: Hong Kong Curry Fishballs and Turnip

Semi-homemade Chinese Curry Fishballs and Turnip
Image from Locky's English Playground

Raining and raining day after day. What's better to do than staying at home and cook something real nice for your love ones?

Yesterday morning, my wife wanted to go yum cha just to have their Chinese curry fishballs and turnips, turned out that they didn't sell it on weekdays. She was quite disappointed and so I volunteered to cook the dish for her to cheer her up.

Cooking this dish is in fact, rather easy, there are only two challenges:

1. how to cook turnips thoroughly?
2. how to make sure the taste of the curry is in every bite of the turnip?

Normally, it would be great if you have a day or two to prepare, but I don't. I only have 2 hours, so what was I going to do?

Texture-wise, the fishballs are really bouncy!
Image from Locky's English Playground

To make sure I don't fail, I needed to get some semi-products, and so, I got the curry fish balls with an Indian on the packet.

AMOY, claims to have no MSG and preservatives
Image from Locky's English Playground

But I knew the curry that came with the curry fish balls was not adequate to make a sauce, and so I bought a bottle of AMOY curry sauce, mainly because it does not come with MSG and preservatives, something that my wife is highly sensitive of.

Next, cut the turnip into thin slices to shorten the boiling time. I added salt and sugar into the water and boiled the turnip slices for a good 30 mins at maximum flame.

After 30 mins, the turnip slices should be about 80% cooked, indicated by the semi-translucent outer rings and slightly whiter core. Give the centre of the turnip slices a soft poke with a fork, if the fork does go in slightly, turn off the flame and then remove the turnip from the boiling water.

80% cooked turnip and fishballs in the wok with curry sauce
Image from Locky's English Playground

With clean boiling water in the wok, add 6 table spoons of curry sauce and stir, then pour in the curry fishballs and 80% cooked turnip slices. Add one tablespoon of sugar to calm the saltiness. 

Close-up at the turnip slices revealing the some translucence
Image from Locky's English Playground

Next step is crucial, turn the flame on maximum and when the sauce starts to boil, turn the flame to minimum and let it cook slowly. Repeat this step several times at 10-15 mins interval. This allow the turnip slices and fishballs to slowly soak the curry sauce up without overcooking them.

Lid is put but not fully covered to maintain the temperature but allow excess steam to escape
Image from Locky's English Playground

After several rounds of cooking and cooling, the final step is to concentrate the curry sauce. I added about 3 tablespoons of corn flour into water to make starch water before pouring it into the wok.You may want to adjust the amount according to the size of your dish.

100% cooked turnip slices with chewy fishballs!
Image from Locky's English Playground

After the sauce is condensed to your liking, it is time to enjoy!

Mine tasted even better than the ones at the restaurants! How about yours?

If you like, do check out my other cooking articles:

Cooking: How To Cook Steaks with Sticky Wok and Clean Easily
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2012/08/cooking-how-to-cook-steaks-with-stick.html

Cooking & Health: How To Cook Perfect Scrambled Eggs with Healthy Oil and Good Wok 
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2012/07/cooking-health-how-to-cook-perfect.html


Vocabulary:
translucent -- (adj) If an object or a substance is translucent, it is almost transparent, allowing some light through it in an attractive way:
interval -- (n)[C] repeated after a particular period of time or a particular distance:
soak sth up -- phrasal verb If a dry material or substance soaks up a liquid, it absorbs the liquid through its surface:
chewy -- (adj) describes food that needs to be chewed a lot before it is swallowed:
liking -- (n)[S] a feeling that you like someone or something:


Resources:
Cooking: How To Cook Steaks with Sticky Wok and Clean Easily @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2012/08/cooking-how-to-cook-steaks-with-stick.html

Cooking & Health: How To Cook Perfect Scrambled Eggs with Healthy Oil and Good Wok  @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2012/07/cooking-health-how-to-cook-perfect.html

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/translucent?q=translucence
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/interval_1?q=interval
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/soak-sth-up_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/chewy?q=chewy
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/liking?q=liking

Food: The Search For Great Curry -- Part 2 @ Hainanese Chicken Rice

Great -looking curry Chicken Rice set @ food republic
Image from Locky's English Playground

 Easter holiday we eat Easter eggs, I ate the chicken -- curry chicken. Since the last time I had that horrible curry in Mongkok, I was so into finding the taste that can satisfy my angry taste buds.

Hainanese Chicken Rice @ food republic
Image from Locky's English Playground

So I found myself back in food republic in Cityplaza. To my disappointment, there was only one shop that sells curry and it happened to be the store I have recommended before in Food & Restaurant: Hainanese Chicken Rice -- Food Republic @ CityPlaza. Last time though, I reviewed their Hainanese chicken rice (by the way, I've added the Scores to that review too), this time it's their (Singaporean?) curry. 

Curry Chicken Rice set at food republic
Image from Locky's English Playground

HK$48 a set is again asking quite a lot, but every food kind is inflated these days, it's going to be very hard to find any curry dish at $30-ish.

Okay, how was the food? I must use that punch line of my dear old friend John Poon,

"looks can be deceptive".

In fact, it was so deceptive that the presentation is a definite 5-star, but only the soup, rice and the veg actually tasted good!

What about the curry? It was tastelessly ridiculous -- not a pinch of salt or sugar, just red-coloured oil and dead dry chicken which is worth no more than one star texture-wise, an obvious outcome of continuous over-boiling.

In fact, it was so disappointing that I went to focus on making fun of the statue sitting on the table before me. See the photo below?

A human-looking statue with 4 claypots at his butt
Image from Locky's English Playground

I did that, I moved the claypots.

Overall, a complete waste of money and stomach space. Which goes to show that the difference in terms of food quality of two different dishes from the same store/restaurant can be huge! Will not give this dish a second chance, never!

Primo Aprile? <=  (This is Italian)

Scores:

Look:            ★★★★★ 5/5

Taste:            ★★☆☆☆ 1/5

Smell:            ★★☆☆☆ 0/5

Textures:       ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5

Temperature: ★★★★★ 3/5

Overall:         ★★☆☆☆ 10/25

Vocabulary:

taste buds -- (n) plural a group of cells, found especially on the tongue, which allow different tastes to be recognized

-ish -- (n) when used after a number, it means "plus some number"

punch line -- (n)[C] the last part of a joke or a story that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it amusing

pinch -- (n) [C] a small amount of something, esp. the amount that you can hold between your finger and thumb:

stomach space -- (n) [U] the available room inside your stomach

Resources:

Food: The Search For Great Curry -- Part 1 @ Locky's English Playground

http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2013/03/food-search-for-great-curry-part-1.html

Food & Restaurant: Hainanese Chicken Rice -- Food Republic @ CityPlaza @  Locky's English Playground

http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2012/08/food-restaurant-hainanese-chicken-rice.html

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/taste-buds?q=taste+buds

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/ish_3

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/american-english/punch-line?q=punch+line

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/american-english/deception?q=deceptive

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/american-english/pinch_1?q=pinch

Food: The Search For Great Curry -- Part 1 @ San Lung

Curry chicken chop with rice
Image from Locky's English Playground

After writing about my Food: The Search For Great Hong Kong-style French Toast series (see Resources below), I have been searching for my next favourite food search. One day, I wanted to have curry for dinner, and I said to myself, "Let there be curry", and there it was. I found myself at San Lung, a Chinese noodle / curry restaurant in Mongkok. Since I had only 20 minutes for dinner, I needed something quick, and because most curry dishes are ready-to-serve in Hong Kong, this place might just be the perfect place...

Image from smallcatbb

... and so I thought.

I ordered curry chicken chop with rice and it was soon delivered. First look though, wasn't very appetising.

Curry chicken chop with rice
Image from Locky's English Playground

In terms of look, I am not going to say what I think it looks like, but the colour is close to dark brown. The curry had particles of red and black, which I'm guessing is the chilli powder, ground pepper, ground star anise, and some unidentifiable leaves of herb which did not seem to be adding any special taste to the curry. 

The taste of the curry? Hot, plainly hot, other than the fact that there were many herbs I could identify, they never seemed to match. It's not Hong Kong curry, not Japanese, not Indian, not Pakistani, not know where!!! It was like pouring everything into a grinder and then the cooking pot and then to the table without actual cooking! No, without even testing before rolling it out! What are the boss and the chef thinking?

As for the other stuff in the dish (I use "stuff" for a reason), the potato tasted normal, the chicken chop was tastelessly partly hot and partly cold, which means that the chicken was not cooked with the hot curry, and the curry was poured onto the cold, pre-cooked chicken chop without prior reheating.

Overall, it's not disgusting, but it is just edible. Did I get a stomach ache? No. Will I return for more? I don't think so.

You can't always get what you want, right? Better luck next time, I hope.

Scores:

Look:            ☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

Taste:            ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5

Smell:            ☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

Textures:       ★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Temperature: ★★★☆☆ 3/5

Overall:         ★☆☆☆☆ 6/25

PS: I have added the Scores to the Hong Kong-style French toasts series, do go and check it out once more!

Vocabulary:

appetising -- (adj)  (UK usually appetising) describes food or smells that make you want to eat:
grind -- (vb)[T] (ground, ground) to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces:
roll (sth) out -- phrasal verb to make a new product, service, or system available for the first time:
edible -- (adj) suitable or safe for eating:


Resources:
San Lung - Hong Kong Style Noodles/Rice Noodles Tea Restaurant in Mong Kok - Hong Kong Restaurants Guide HK Restaurant @ OpenRice in English
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=38379&tc=sr2map

Food: The Search For Great Hong Kong-style French Toast -- Part 1 @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2012/12/food-search-for-great-french-toast-part.html

Food: The Search For Great Hong Kong-style French Toast -- Part 2 @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2013/01/food-search-for-great-hong-kong-style.html

Food: The Search For Great Hong Kong-style French Toast -- Part 3 @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2013/01/food-search-for-great-hong-kong-style_18.html

Food: The Search For Great Hong Kong-style French Toast -- Part 4 @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2013/02/food-search-for-great-hong-kong-style.html

Medical & Healthy and Fitness: Star Anise As A Cure For Flu @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2011/11/medical-star-anise-as-cure-for-flu.html

Song & People & TV: You Can't Always Get What You Want -- Band from TV & The Rolling Stone @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2011/08/song-people-tv-you-cant-always-get-what.html

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/appetizing?q=appetising+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/grind_1?q=grind
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/roll-sth-out?q=roll+%28sth%29+out
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/edible?q=edible

Learning Method: Learning English From Sport Blogs and News

Jeremy Lin (left) and Kevin McHale (right)
Image from Houston Rockets/Facebook

I have always talked about the importance of reading, especially in helping us learn new words, expressions and idioms. With that said, Hongkong English learners are often reluctant to read anything related to sports, unless they are real sport fans of course. Some say they are not interested in sports, other doubt the usefulness of reading sport news; however, this is not a good mindset and I hope that I can break you free from it.

As starters, we can simply read the titles of the sport news to learn words.

The first article titled Jeremy Lin shackling hurts the Rockets: Almost treated with Tim Tebow disdain already gives us 2 words to learn. From the vocabulary section below we can tell that the actual meaning of the title is "Preventing Jeremy Lin from playing is hurting the Rockets (basketball team) and he is being treated with the type of disrespect that Tim Tebow has suffered".

Sergio Aguero, shown celebrating after scoring for Atletico Madrid against
Real Madrid in 2011, could be returning to the Spanish capital - in a white shirt
Image from Dani Pozo/Getty Images, caption from ESPN

In the second news, Real Madrid eye move for neighbour's ex, the word "eye" is a verb, not a noun, meaning "interest in"; a "move" means "signing a player", and "neighbour's ex" refers to the ex-player of Athletico Madrid which is Madrid's other big club.

Combining all that information, the title means Real Madrid is interested in signing an ex-player of Athletic Madrid.

As you can see, even if you are not planning to go deep into the story, there is already quite a bit you can pick out and learn.

Then of course, reading the articles definitely benefits us much more!

Image from Houston Culturemap

"languish" means to leave Jeremy Lin is left on the bench and seldom get to play.

Image from Houston Culturemap

"lack of touches" means lack of match practice. A "novelty act" is an artistic performer.

Image from  ESPN

"be under a cloud" refers to the fact that Balotelli has lost popularity at Inter Milan, especially after he has thrown the club's jersey to the ground.

And there are many many more, so you see, you don't have to be a fan to find a good reason to read sports news.

Vocabulary:
break sth/ sb free from sth -- to force something to detach from something; to get something out of the hold of something else
shackle --  (vb)[I] If you are shackled by something, it prevents you from doing what you want to do:
disdain -- (n)[U] formal the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect:
eye -- (vb)[T] (present tense eyeing or eying, past tense and past participle eyed) to look at someone or something with interest:
languish -- (vb)[I] to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time:
novelty act -- (n)[C] A artistic performer with an act that is strongly linked to some particular gimmick that makes it stand out from the crowd, even though it has little intrinsic value, and is therefore likely to wear out its audience quickly
be under a cloud -- to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad:



Resources:
Jeremy Lin shackling hurts the Rockets: Almost treated with Tim Tebow disdain @ Houston Culturemap
http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-18-13-jeremy-lin-shackeling-hurts-the-rockets-almost-treated-with-tim-tebow-disdain/

Real Madrid eye move for neighbour's ex @ ESPN
http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/realmadrid/id/1143?cc=4716

Balotelli: Italy increased my popularity @ ESPN
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1386930/balotelli:-performances-for-italy-increased-my-popularity-?cc=4716

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/break+free
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/shackle?q=shackle
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/eye_4
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/languish?q=languish
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=novelty%20act
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/be-under-a-cloud?q=under+a+cloud

News, Science & Idioms: What Is A Sinkhole?

In the spring of 1981, a woman's house and part of a car dealership were swallowed by a sinkhole in Winter Park, Fla
Image from AP, caption by WWNO

Not easy to find a topic that interests me these days. Have been trying very hard the whole week and finally got one -- Sinkhole.

What is a sinkhole? According to Wikipedia's definition,

A sinkhole, also known as a sink, snake hole, swallow hole, swallet, or doline, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes—for example, the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes in sandstone. 

But there are exceptions, like the one mentioned in the following video.

The power of Mother Nature is known to be explosive (volcanoes), earth-shaking (earthquakes), stormy (typhoons / hurricanes, tornadoes, snow storms) and wave-crushing (tsunamis), yet hollowing (sinkholes) is seldom mentioned. It could be the fact that the number of casualty is usually much smaller in the case of a sinkhole, but that doesn't mean sinkholes don't kill.

In fact, sinkholes are the silent killers and there is almost nothing anyone can do to predict their appearances, and in terms of spread, sinkholes are found worldwide, unlike the other destructive forces mentioned above. Check out the following videos for the May 2010 Guatemala Sinkhole and February 2013 in Guangzhou, China.

100-foot deep, 66-foot wide -- "The Guatemala Sinkhole"
Image from Discovery News

A sinkhole can be a silent serial killer, but it can also be a fun tourist agent too!

How's that possible? Well, they are adventurers and divers' paradise, that's how! Here are some of the famous sinkholes around the world.

The Great Blue Hole, near Belize City, Belize, Central America
Image from Wikipedia

The Great Blue Hole, near Belize City, Belize, Central America -- 124m deep, 300m wide.

Ik-Kil, Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán, Mexico
Image from blogspot

Ik-Kil, Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán, Mexico -- 40m deep

Xiaozhai tiankeng , Chongqing, China
Image from chinanavigation

Xiaozhai tiankeng – Chongqing Municipality, China -- 662m deep.

Crveno Jezero (Red Lake), Croatia
Image from Wikipedia

Crveno Jezero (Red Lake), Croatia -- 530m deep.

Dean's Blue Hole, Bahamas
Image from beaches.uptake

Dean's Blue Hole, west of Clarence Town on Long Island, Bahamas -- 203m

Sótano de las Golondrinas (Cave of Swallows), Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Image from media.salon

Sótano de las Golondrinas (Cave of Swallows), Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico -- 372m deep

Sima de las Cotorras, Ocozocoautla, Chiapas, Mexico
Image from 

Sima de las Cotorras, Ocozocoautla, Chiapas, Mexico -- 410m deep

Zacatón,  Tamaulipas, Mexico
Image from geology

Zacatón, Tamaulipas, Mexico -- 319m deep

Kingsley Lake,
Image from gohydrology

Kingsley Lake, Florida, USA. -- 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) in area, 90 ft (27 m) deep


Finally, I'm letting you go with a few idioms with the word "sink" and "hole"


Idioms of "sink"
sink like a stone (also sink like a lead balloon) -- to attract no support, attention, or interest:
eg. John suggested we go hiking last Sunday morning, but that sank like a stone.

sink or swim -- If someone leaves you to sink or swim, they give you no help so that you succeed or fail completely by your own efforts:
eg. You will be no assistance from the sales team, it's sink or swim.

sink without (a) trace informal -- to be forgotten about completely, or to not attract any attention or interest:
eg. Her thoughts about his ex-boyfriend seems to have sunk without a trace after dating this new girl.


Idioms of "hole"

need sth like you need a hole in the head -- humorous to not need or want something at all:

eg. I don't want cheese, I hate cheese! I need cheese like I need a hole in the head!

be in the hole -- US informal to be in debt:

eg. David will so be in the hole after he buys that apartment!

make a hole in sth -- UK to reduce an amount of money by a lot: 

eg. The handbag I bought for my girlfriend had made a hole in my wallet.

Vocabulary:
sinkhole -- (n)[C]  also known as a sink, snake hole, swallow hole, swallet, or doline, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes—for example, the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes in sandstone. 


Resources:

The Abnormally Normal Science Of Sinkholes @ WWNO
http://www.wwno.org/post/abnormally-normal-science-sinkholes

Sinkhole
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole

Newcastle couple wakes to find sinkhole in yard @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGgYRajeHSU

New Sinkhole in Florida Town Puts Residents on Edge @ YouTube
http://youtu.be/krHezQZ9Rpk

Don't Call The Guatemala Sinkhole a Sinkhole @ Discovery News
http://news.discovery.com/earth/dont-call-the-guatemala-sinkhole-a-sinkhole.htm

How Scary Sinkholes Are Formed @ YouTube
http://youtu.be/tQvv8YFCGsY

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/sink-like-a-stone_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/sink-or-swim
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/sink-without-a-trace
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/need-sth-like-you-need-a-hole-in-the-head
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/be-in-the-hole
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/make-a-hole-in-sth

Science: How To Remove Mould From Your Beloved Clothes

Aspergillus, a mould commonly found on starchy foods
(such as bread and potatoes), and grow in or on many plants
and trees, often mentioned in House M.D.
Image from Wikipedia

Have you ever woke up on a humid summer day in Hong Kong just to realise that your favourite clothes are covered with moulds? Well, this is what happened to me this morning when I saw my camera luggage bag all covered with horrible mould. I should have taken a photo of it but I didn't remember I could write about it. When I did remember, I have 99% fixed the mould problem, thus I can't exactly show you a photo of a mouldy luggage bag. Then again, as long as a method works perfectly, I guess nothing else matters any more.

mouldy luggage bag
Image from Locky's English Playground

Once-moulded luggage bag, now cleaned
Image from Locky's English Playground

I don't know what kind of materials or why those materials mould much easily than others. My jacket as it happened, was placed  in the same cabinet as the luggage bag and it too was all mouldy, but the my wife's cotton coat right next to it is fine. Strange indeed. The moulds seem to like my stuff more.

Regular bleach
Image from howtocleanstuff

I have tried many different methods: plain water (cannot remove the mould stains), hot water (cannot remove stains), water with bleach (get a little slimy afterwards), concentrated bleach (very slimy), water with detergent (useless), water with Dettol (smells great but cannot remove stains), etc. 

I have failed so many times that I was going to listen to my wife and take my jacket for dry cleaning. Hey! Dry cleaning! Why don't I do it by myself? 

Had I not put my Galaxy S2 into sea water, I wouldn't have thought about using the magic liquid that saved my S2!!!

Meet the Magic Liquid and the lint roller
Image from Locky's English Playground

Yes!!! It's alcohol again! What else? Think about it, what liquid is an organic solvent, kills germs and bacteria, dries up quickly by itself, leaves no trace of smell and removes stains? Alcohol!!! It is one magical potion and I really love it!

Before cleaning with alcohol, tiny bit of mould left
Image from Locky's English Playground

To do the job, it is as simple as getting a piece of cloth, pour some alcohol onto it and start rubbing the mouldy fabric, don't go cheap on the alcohol if you want your clothes to be completely mould-free (it's not like alcohol is expensive anyway).

After cleaning with alcohol
Image from Locky's English Playground

Your cloth will leave some lint on the fabric, so use a lint roller to remove them.

My favourite jacket, almost 100% cleaned and mould-free
Image from Locky's English Playground

And just like that, your clothes will be return to its best look in no time! I'm going to wear this today when I go out! Just to show off a bit!

Have a mould-free weekend!

Vocabulary:
stain -- (n)[C] a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove:
dry cleaning -- (n) is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a chemical solvent other than water
slimy -- (adj) covered in slime:
trace -- (n)[C or U] a sign that something has happened or existed:
potion -- (n)[C] a liquid that is believed to have a magical effect on someone who drinks it:
lint roller -- (n)[C] or lint remover is a roll of one-sided adhesive paper on a cardboard or plastic barrel that is mounted on a central spindle, with an attached handle.
in no time -- very quickly or very soon:


Resources:
Aspergillus @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus

Technology: My First Galaxy S2 Surgery -- Sea Water Damage S2 Fixed!! @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.hk/2013/02/technology-my-first-galaxy-s2-surgery.html

Dry Cleaning @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cleaning

Lint Roller @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint_roller

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/stain_3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/slimy?q=slimy
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/trace_3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/potion?q=potion+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/time_1?q=in+no+time+