a shopkeeper, a businessman

shopkeeper, trader

a keeper or trainer of monkeys

high and steep bank of a river, brae

crore, ten million

millions

dig, scratch, pick, the act of poking or stirring, digging up, search, probe

knower of work, expert

a wooden wedge

knife

monkey

small, thinly populated village, backward village with few facilities

it is not an easy task, it is a problem, it is a difficult task

days of trouble, hard days, challenging times

a tough day, time of trouble

the depth of hell

scorching heat of sun

bottom of river, depth of river

way, practice, habit, wont

someone who has over a ten million rupees

probe thoroughly, enquire, question at length

tax on goods exported or imported

a great liar

to scratch, to probe, dig up, try to find out

experienced

overseer, inspector