profiler

 a person who predicts the likely behaviour or description of someone such as a criminal, based on the information that is available about them:

 Never rained like this before.

Almost 1 hour or so.

It hasn't stopped.

With such fierce intensity.

It's dwindling now.

A thunderclap or two: Gave me a real fright.

Made me realize: How Lilliputian I am.

 Choose the Right Synonym for mettle

COURAGE, METTLE, SPIRIT, RESOLUTION, TENACITY mean mental or moral strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship. COURAGE implies firmness of mind and will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty.  the courage to support unpopular causes  METTLE suggests an ingrained capacity for meeting strain or difficulty with fortitude and resilience.  a challenge that will test your mettle SPIRIT also suggests a quality of temperament enabling one to hold one's own or keep up one's morale when opposed or threatened.  her spirit was unbroken by failure  RESOLUTION stresses firm determination to achieve one's ends.  the resolution of pioneer women  TENACITY adds to RESOLUTION implications of stubborn persistence and unwillingness to admit defeat.  held to their beliefs with great tenacity

old school tie

Definition of old school tie

1a: an attitude of conservatism, aplomb, and upper-class solidarity associated with English public school graduates

b: a necktie displaying the colors of an English public school

2: clannishness among members of an established clique

old-school

Definition of old-school (Entry 1 of 2)

1: adhering to traditional policies or practices

an old-school coach

2: characteristic or evocative of an earlier or original style, manner, or form

old-school music

horse-and-buggy

Definition of horse-and-buggy

1: of or relating to the era before the advent of certain socially revolutionizing inventions (such as the automobile)

2: clinging to outdated attitudes or ideas : OLD-FASHIONED