be in tatters

to tear to shreds, to punish severely, to tear (one's) character to pieces, to disgrace, to expose to infamy

strips, byssus

disgrace, expose to infamy

feel bad, dislike

give offence (to)

insist, repeat persistently, have an obsession, be obsessed

be in doubt, be alarmed, be afraid

be spoiled, defiled or worn out

fall at someone's feet, touch someone's feet reverentially, prostrate oneself before a man of high position or caste, beg with great earnestness and humility

be worm-eaten

be impoverished, be penniless

cause to find a pair, match, equal, mate, partner

to be rabbed (by), be abraded, be grazed

to become rags, to be in rags

be reduced to penury

rain continually

for a chain of events to continue

to feel cold

be handcuffed

to have (or feel) a longing (for), to crave