fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to compose; to put together
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to scrape off; to rub off
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
subcenter (of a large city); subcentre; urban subcenter
to speak; to say; to vocalize
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
interior design; interior; upholstery
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)