informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
wheat straw; barley straw
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
a rival horse or candidate
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
famous sword; excellent sword
dropout; quitter; deserter
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
flaring up; bursting into flames
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to work without sleep or rest