It means heavy rain
downpour
She was raised by a Catholic nun so her ______was really conservative
upbringing
I hate the _______of fish in my mouth
aftertaste
we were thrilled by the ______of this football match
outcome
the______of the President was because of political misjudgements
downfall
we need an ______on the sales progress, we are so anxious!
update
One of the _______of her illness is that she can't speak very well
after-effect
Wrong political decisions are leading to public_____
outcry
This month there was a sudden_______in the sales which meant reductions in salaries
downturn
we are having excellent ________of the new products thanks to the marketing campaign
uptake
It is frequent to feel the _______after the earthquake
aftershocks
The country's economic ______is improving
outlook
our garden needs weekly ______
upkeep
His response was an _____of tears
outburst
our initial______was very low but we could manage to increase our income
outlay