to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
person being waited for; person who waits
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
-less; lacking; non-existing
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
party; set; gang; company; person
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
that; he; she; that person
determination; conviction
worst-ever; history's worst
scariest; most frightening
most (numerous); largest (number of)
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
just one person; only one
mad laughter; maniacal laughter
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts