be characterless, become a vagrant

be very clever, act cunningly

to preserve, to behave carefully, to keep carefully

observe strict purdah (veil)

unique, rare

to bite the hand that feeds

only one in million, very precious and important, best, optimum, chosen

keep closely guarded

rain cats and dogs

to hurt by sarcasm

to inflict pain (on), to incommode

be spendthrift or extravagant

to bite the hand that feeds one, an ungrateful person harms his benefactor

forgive someone's favor or goodwill, to harm someone who was the beneficial earlier

touch, touching, passing the hand over, molesting

lac, one hundred thousand, lakh, a dark red resin produced by red insects on trees, used for sealing documents, sealing wax, a large number, heaps, a great many

the pot calls the kettle black

tortoise, land turtle

surely, definitely