Most common Thai words

aeon; an immensely long time (literary)

the Princess Mother

[to] miss; think longingly of (Northern Thai)

lifetime; lifespan

struggling to move; scrambling

initiative; diligent striving

nam wa banana (Northern Thai)

one who exercises power over others (literary)

[to] fear; be afraid; feel apprehensive

brainwashing

believers; devotees (formal)

[to] desire; long for; aspire to (literary)

midterm exam; midterm exam period (informal)

dance and drama; dance or theatrical performance (formal)

sniper

relaxation; loosening

[to] have a picnic

deterioration; decline; decay

siris tree; lebbeck tree

organic compound

inorganic substance

shaking; trembling

[to] teach or advise repeatedly

night (literary; poetic)

mica

calling out names; roll call

[to] give weight to; attach importance to

cat litter box; cat toilet

G clef; treble clef

electrical switchboard

short of money (informal)

[to] crack a joke (informal)

current electricity

folktale

folktale; traditional local tale

naivety; innocence; inexperience

speaker (literary)

watermark in paper

quiet and serious; reserved

acute illness; acute disease

[to] thank [sb] deeply (highly respectful)

private parts; genital area (euphemistic)

bee (literary)

death rate; mortality rate

[to] intimidate; terrorize; frighten [sb]

maintenance fee; membership dues

press; pressing machine

name-and-form; mind and matter (Buddhism)

cloudiness; turbidity

[to] flood and remain pooled

collusion; bid rigging

consent; mutual agreement

retirement age

[to] ward off bad luck

police booth; police post

timbre; tone color

great difficulty; toughness

elevated road; elevated roadway

white gold

firewall (computer security)

fire-resistant wall; fire barrier

[to] unnerve; rattle [sb]

epilogue; afterword; concluding section

Republic of Finland

[to] slash prices; sell at very low prices

transcription (genetics)

cute; cutesy (informal)

starter culture; inoculum

videotape

koi; ornamental carp

cha-om; edible acacia (regional name)

[to] lose one's temper; lose self-control (informal)

sunken cheeks; hollow cheeks

[to] solve a problem; clarify a question

bamboo shoot curry with yanang leaf extract

in moderation; just enough

[to] discipline harshly; teach [sb] a lesson

good governance (formal)

unlucky with growing plants

reflex; involuntary bodily response

[to] lose one's temper; become furious

real time

a very large one (informal)

remembrance; recollection

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

sit-up

pure breed; pure strain

last year

forklift

awkward; uneasy; in a difficult position

discussion moderator

[to] go without food; fast

pop music

Federal Republic of Germany

curator

at different heights or elevations

expensiveness; high cost

car trunk; boot

referee; umpire; competition judge

noticing; becoming aware