afflicted with leprosy, leprous, leper

cowrie, small shell (formerly used as a coin)

score, an aggregate of twenty

adamant, anklet, bracelet, rude

cruel

adamant, rude

resentment, morose

shoulder

concentrated liquid resulting from boiling a substance, especially a herb or medicinal plant, extract

embroidered

dish made by boiling the gram flour with spices in sour milk or yogurt

big utensil

shoulders

very large shallow cauldron

small cauldron, frying-pan, metal utensil for frying

hardness, firmness, stiffness, toughness

save up every penny, save every bit

be very greedy, run a mile for a penny

embroidery

pay every penny, pay in full

pay every penny, pay in full

be reduced to abject poverty

receive in full, be paid every single penny

To be pinched for every cowrie, to be in great distress, to be reduced to a beggary.