Related Clues:

• Made demands on
• Like most income
• Demanded money, government-style
• Took a toll
• Tried, as patience
• Heavy with levies
• Put a levy on
• Pushed to the limit
• Like much revenue
• Under stress
• Placed a burden on
• Took a toll on
• Like liquor and cigarettes
• Charged politician hiding woodcutter
• Placed a levy on