large basket without lid

piece, part, bit, fraction

defeat in a game

have a heavy responsibility, take the responsibility of doing some hard work

piece, morsel, part, bit

flock (of birds, esp. pigeons)

depend upon, live on

to give a scrap or morsel of bread or food (to), to dole out

refuse point-blank

beg

bucket, small basket with a lid

water

a kind of old type of scales to weighing gold, silver etc.

a kind of soil which is retentive of moisture

(sand) dune, hillock, knoll

a fillip, tap

corroborative; urgent, pressing; emphatic, positive, peremptory

oratory

small scales

trio, triplet, triad, threesome

stout, robust, strong, well-built

mouth watering