| Subject | English | Russian |
| amer. | begin to take shape | начать обретать опр.форму (to take on a distinctive form • we watched the vase begin to take shape in the potter's hands Val_Ships) |
| amer. | begin to take shape | начать вырисовываться (to take on a distinctive form Val_Ships) |
| gen. | begin to take shape | намечаться (Maria Klavdieva) |
| Makarov. | suspicion began to take shape in my mind | у меня зародилось подозрение |
| gen. | suspicion began to take shape in my mind | у меня закралось подозрение (I. Havkin) |