to refuse; to decline; to deny
deceptive methods; questionable means
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
influence; clout; leverage
commander; commanding officer; CO
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
morning; forenoon; just before noon
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
destruction; collapse; crumbling
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
Thames (UK, Canada) (river)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
agricultural land; farmland
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far