unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
very much; very many; more and more
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
one of these days; someday; one day
wearing one's hair in braids
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)