commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
low orbit; low Earth orbit; LEO
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
various countries; various regions; various provinces
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
blur; blurred; indistinct
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
awareness; realization; noticing
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
only recently; just of late
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
evening; early night hours