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 radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
recommendation; endorsement
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
while alive; during one's lifetime
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to form a group; to form a bunch
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
these guys; these fellows
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
bathing (swimming) in cold water
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged