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.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
offender; criminal; culprit
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
correction; revision; amendment
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
financing company; credit firm
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
because of; owing to; due to