Most common Thai words

customs procedures

banana pith (edible inner stem)

[to] reload; [to] refresh

[to] fight; [to] compete against [sb]

iron woman; tough woman

side vegetables

turn to eat; meal schedule

stunt (film/action)

[to] arrange [sb]'s posture/pose; pose

oral tradition

branches; twigs and branches

a small, tart Thai mango variety; its fruit

survey team; field crew

Miyazaki (Japanese surname)

breakfast room

beater head; whisk attachment

puzzling; mysterious

[to] inspect sequentially; [to] check one by one

march (protest or demonstration); procession; parade

UVA ray; ultraviolet A radiation

Buddhist monks and novices

to pass away (formal)

at the foot/base

unwholesome state of mind (Buddhist)

Thai Forest monastery in Udon Thani; seat of Ajahn Maha Bua

wooden sleeper; railroad tie; supporting timber

scattered all over; littered everywhere

the one above; the one earlier (in text)

completely flattened; razed to the ground

mailbox; letterbox; postbox

stir-fried beef with holy basil

sweater; jumper

crescent moon (waxing or waning)

[to] fight a boss (in a video game)

mural; wall painting

business expansion; scaling up operations

tasteless; insipid; lukewarm (food/drink)

[to] circle; [to] swoop; [to] weave around

lifting things; carrying objects

[to] be terrified; [to] dread

[to] DJ-mix songs; [to] mix music

nature trail

[to] eat clean; [to] follow a clean-eating diet

helmet; safety helmet

lottery office

luxurious; fancy

[to] spin-dry clothes

cyber threat

stray animal

[to] come and rummage; come and dig through

lustful; lecherous

pallet (logistics)

very wet; soggy; waterlogged; muddy

Merlin (legendary wizard)

Nakhon Ratchasima city; Korat

Sāvatthī; ancient city, capital of Kosala

internal thread; female thread

[to] leave [sth] behind; leave [sth] over

fire exit; fire escape

disagreement; disapproval

limewater (for cooking)

nervousness; self-consciousness

log (of wood)

sexism; gender discrimination

[to] damage [sb/sth]'s reputation; [to] defame

office building

[to] glare at [sb]; [to] give [sb] a dirty look

[to] refuel; [to] add fuel

unconscious; faint; swooning

roadside restaurant; roadside eatery

[to] praise; [to] extol

[to] imagine things

dream girl

Samila (toponym; also Samila Beach)

freshest

[to] stay at/in a hostel

Adulyadej Vikrom (royal epithet)

Japanese male given name “Kogorō”

swallow (bird)

faintly glowing; ruddy

hair condition

line of force

out of sight

ends of the earth; edge of the world

within reach; very close

trivial; insignificant; tiny

Thai verse form (sepha)

smooth; soft-toned; fair-looking

Thai place name

large eagle

wildfire; grassfire

lethargic; depressed

[to] sniff; [to] sniffle

the letter S

Nirvana; the unconditioned (Buddhism)

Berlin (capital of Germany)

addition; embellishment

onion

thud; whack

[to] hold a malicious grudge; [to] harbor ill will