Marree (Australia); Marley
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
fierce fight; close contest
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
beyond comparison; incomparable
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
grand; imposing; magnificent
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
main question; real issue at hand
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
first match (in a series)
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
and then; and so; and; so then
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
weird; strange; mysterious