(certified) auto mechanic; car mechanic; automotive technician
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
cordless telephone; wireless telephone
interest; (investment) yield; profits
amount of precipitation; precipitation
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
impulse buying; impulse purchase
official function; state function
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
re-examination; reinvestigation
maritime; marine transportation
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
price reduction; discount
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to be itching to put one's skills to use
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
wounded person; injured person
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to rebuild; to reconstruct
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
underworld; underside of society
how much; how many; however