You can have an enjoyable vacation without 'taxing' your budget. [=without having to spend a lot of money]
That job really 'taxed' our strength. [=required us to use a lot of physical effort]
All this waiting is 'taxing' my patience. [=is making me lose my patience]
(..) You left him no choice. I flayed him living, along with his wife and brother. I made his son watch. And? The new Lord *** paid his taxes. I have something important to tell you. Stop eating and listen. We don't have enough men to hold the North if the other Houses rise up against us. (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: High Sparrow Season: 5 Episode 3
(..) Anything you need. We can't hold the North with terror alone. You can't hold the North if you let these lesser lords insult us. I sent you there to collect taxes, not bodies. Lord *** refused to pay. He said the Warden of the North will always be a Stark, and he'd be damned if he (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: High Sparrow Season: 5 Episode 3