erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
speculation; thinking; meditation
secrecy; highly classified information
persistence; single-mindedness
contract; compact; agreement
to bury; to embed; to implant
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
independence; self-reliance
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
head; brains; intellect; understanding
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
one part; one portion; one section
finished product; finished goods; completed article
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?