penultimate bout of the tournament day
spring picking; first flush (tea)
practice; practising; exercise; training
to consent to; to assent to
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
lakes and torrents of spring (overflowing with water)
handbook; manual; guide; primer
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
unbending; inflexible; tenacity; indomitableness
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to reopen (e.g. a file, window); to open again
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
reporting, contacting, and consultation
chaos of war; war turmoil
unclear point; unclear points
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
licensed or qualified or eligible person
strengthening of relations
green light; (giving) permission; OK
very (extremely) low temperature
by any means, fair or foul
celestial globe; armillary sphere
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular