Most common Thai words

[to] change/switch plan or promotion

refrigerant (for air conditioner)

Western food

[to] align; line up; be arranged

[to] stand up; rise to one's feet

football field; soccer field

debt burden; financial liability

provident fund

Phi Tu; older person nicknamed Tu

[to] get the gist; [to] know the ropes

[to] dislike [sb]; [to] not be able to stand the sight of [sb]

France (country)

over there; yonder (Isan)

[to] taste; perceive flavor

skipper; boat captain (fishing)

[to] control one's weight; [to] diet

[to] evolve; develop (formal/lit.)

means of resistance; way to fight back; line of defense

[to] be off school; [to] take time off school

[to] issue an announcement; [to] announce

smart; clever

treatment method

pure; flawless

[to] get unwittingly involved in [sth]; [to] get roped into [sth]

penalty area; penalty box

tough; enduring; determined

[to] bloom (coffee)

host (of an event)

yogurt; cultured milk

rank-smelling; reeking; stinking

[to] crystallize; form crystals

[to] be eye-catching

[to] be afraid to repeat; [to] be gun-shy

[to] drink tea

[to] give one's all

closeness; proximity

Jesus Christ

receptionist/front-desk staff

definition

good-looking; handsome; pretty; well-proportioned

temple school (Thailand)

[to] open a program

[to] forget to eat/take (food/medicine)

[to] compress; zip (data/files)

[to] block the way; [to] be in the way

6 a.m. (06:00)

laziness

correct; proper; according to principle

confidence; trust (in someone/something)

finishing/ultimate move

fairy tale; myth

slurping sound; sucking-in sound

comment; opinion; suggestion

headline; news headline

back part; rear section

true nature; essence

sharp-eyed; piercing-eyed

fiber; filament; textile fiber

to this extent; so much

take good care of yourself

hard disk; hard drive

Ao Nang (beach town in Krabi, Thailand)

humanities

[to] be on duty; take a shift/watch

core; backbone; mainstay

darling; sweetheart

[to] be lulled into trust; let one’s guard down

paths of ruin; vices

Department of Labor

washbasin; bathroom sink

test kit; diagnostic kit

always; constantly; perpetually

[to] extend time; [to] prolong

toll fee; expressway toll

come to attend a meeting

[to] accumulate; build up (gradually)

ruler; straightedge

sequence of moves; routine; form

Mei (female given name; transliteration)

shophouse

dove; turtledove

doorknob

negative criticism; disapproval

not for real; pretend; jokingly

school

reality show; reality TV

radical; hardline; extremist

[to] add to; [to] supplement

dim; dull (not bright)

however; nevertheless

chicken soup

[to] wear one's hair down

systematically

[to] soothe; comfort

[to] sparkle; [to] be shiny

Cao Cao

[to] fall for (unintentionally); let feelings slip

royal residence (smaller palace/pavilion)

old age

Gunpla; Gundam plastic model