absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
young owner; young proprietor
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
demonstration; show of force
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
waterproofing; making watertight
loose-fitting summer dress
covered in mud; mud-caked
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!