low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
man among men; manly man; alpha male
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
excessive flattery; adulation
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
encouragement; cheering on
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
hereabouts; around there; that area
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
support; backing; aid; assistance
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture