Vocabulary

oblique axis

parastichy

orthostichy

angular unconformity

waist

residence; mansion

dark steel blue

vivianite

dark indigo (almost black)

dark indigo tinged with brighter blue

emperor's informal robes

yellow-green tinged with grey

bright yellow-green tinged with grey

5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card

green verditer

greenish-black earth

grey tinged with green; grey tinged with blue

development; developing (color)

developer

redology; study of the novel Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin, one of China's four great classical novels

family or brothel with a beautiful woman

sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima); acorn

pale grey; pale gray

pale red tinged with grey

red

salmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge

pale blue-green

to become fraught with emotion

becoming fraught with emotion

but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker

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unreasonably demanding patient; nightmare patient

starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation

my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations

coins; small change

telegraphic transfer selling (currency rate); TTS

telegraphic transfer buying (currency rate); TTB

buying rate (currency)

selling rate (currency)

gold bullion quotation; gold rate; price of gold