Most common Thai words

confused; blank

materialism (valuing possessions and money)

to have chest tightness; to feel pressure in the chest

care; attentiveness; concern

[to] soar; [to] skyrocket

fake; counterfeit

color-blind

[to] break apart; split up; disintegrate

vegan rice dish; rice prepared under ‘jay’ vegetarian rules

fully satiated; completely full

gamer; person who plays games

Claus (name)

curfew (home/parental rule)

keep going; you can do it

memory; recall

magnification (optics)

[to] suit [sb's] face

[to] demolish; [to] smash and destroy

[to] cut off a part; [to] cut out a portion

burning; stinging (sensation)

lighting, color, and sound effects/show

unity; oneness

modest; reserved; polite

almost; nearly

David (name)

Thai male given name

marination; marinating

set-top box; receiver box (TV)

[to] cleanse; wash off

[to] clear [land/a path]; (fig.) remove obstacles

trademark

reasonably; logically

[to] pour in; [to] flow in abundance

far away; distant; remote

freshness

[to] take a selection exam; [to] sit an entrance exam

kayak (small narrow boat)

gasohol (colloq.)

fortress; stronghold; citadel

government agency; public‑sector body; state agency

[to] relieve boredom; [to] kill time

[to] boycott

European (person)

sign language

childhood; youth; early years

in one way or another; by one means or another

one day; there was one day when ...

urban; city-style (as a modifier)

[of a queue] long; many waiting

Kasetsart University (public university in Thailand)

extremely busy; swamped

[to] gush; [to] spout

company chairperson; chairman/chairwoman

child with special needs

movie screen; cinema screen

accurately; precisely; exactly

meeting each other

[to] snuggle up to; nuzzle; stay affectionately close to [sb]

jigsaw puzzle

[to] light the way; illuminate the path

overnight; within one night

pitch black; very dark

bridle; reins

necessity; essential item

[to] divide work; distribute tasks

skeleton

to an extreme degree; almost to death

scattered; disheveled; in disorder

[to] heal emotionally; mend one’s heart

corpse; dead body

harmony; balance; compatibility

ancestor; founder of a family

[to] shoot (sports)

flowerpot; plant pot

[to] cremate

front of a vehicle

green snake (general)

production line; assembly line

Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)

[to] compete; [to] enter a competition

World Court; International Court of Justice

bald

oats (plant; grain)

spiraled; coiled; helical

Garuda (mythical bird)

puppet (string/rod) for performance; marionette

wildfire; bushfire; forest fire

combustion

[to] experience sudden hearing loss; [to] go deaf

night; nighttime (literary/formal)

a tropical vine used for herbal juice and cooking (Tiliacora triandra)

to subside; die down; lessen

cloth bag; tote bag

[to] drop [sth] (accidentally)

for a moment

[to] conspire; [to] plot

outer shell/skin; external covering

everywhere; in every nook and cranny

[to] give in; [to] yield

[to] vary; fluctuate; change; transform