Most common Thai words

Geneva (city in Switzerland)

traffic lane; road lane

[to] prioritize

motorcycle taxi

untruth; falsehood

deep absorption; fixed concentration (meditation)

[to] reinforce; [to] strengthen

[to] command an army

main point; key point

sperm (male reproductive cell)

razor clam (Solen spp.)

[to] peel/flake off

[to] show [sth] to [sb]; [to] demonstrate

[to] turn face down; [to] lie face down

[to] act as a spirit medium; [to] be possessed by a spirit

Marco

tonsil (anatomy)

weak; weakened; enfeebled

news feature; special report

on bad terms; at odds; relationship strained

[to] take a photo

well-being; how someone is doing

Luang Pho Sothon; revered Buddha image

[to] go against the wind

cashew (tree or nut)

order value (money)

contracting company; contractor

a call/demand; an appeal; public outcry

prostration (act of respect)

[to] cool down in air conditioning

thorn in one's side; persistent foe

backyard; back garden

IV line; IV tubing

[to] survey opinions; [to] poll

in a scattered heap; fallen all over the place

[to] be effective; [to] be beneficial

well-bred; of good family

legal work/affairs

[to] look promising

childhood friend

comfortable (for feet)

[to] foam; [to] lather

a made-up story

good value for money

Tak Province (Thailand)

operations/command center

era; period

gynecologist

alms-food; monks’ meal

liberalism

pine forest

[to] open [sth]'s eyes (ceremonial; 'eye‑opening' rite for an image)

movement; shifting; motion

engineering team; team of engineers

[to] shave one's head

seven or eight (approximate count; 7–8)

majority of the population

socializing; association with others

duties and responsibilities

auspicious ceremony

[to] bend down

[to] come from behind to win

[to] be overjoyed

photo pose

mountainside; shoulder of a mountain

demonstration; illustration

scam; fraud; swindle (informal)

bodily formation; bodily processes

living conditions; way of living

decoy; lure

[to] do community service; [to] perform public-benefit work

computer engineering

[to] land troops; [to] make an amphibious landing

precarious; risky

midterm exam

Slovakia

Department of Business Development (shortened name)

oath; vow

[to] reduce effort; [to] make easier

lively; energetic

welfare state

sewing; stitching

clear; distinct

[to] vanish without a trace; [to] disappear into thin air

Luang Pho Sothon (revered Buddha image)

powered grass/weed cutter; lawn mower; brushcutter

gamecock; fighting cock

distinction; differentiation; discernment

[to] call the wrong number

action enthusiast; fighter type

bedridden

marinated pork

strategic point

smoothie

[to] like (on social media)

curved section; bend

[to] size up [sb/sth]; [to] test the waters

global; universal; worldwide

[to] lean; [to] bend over

serious; solemn; reserved