B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
[to] crowd around to watch; rubberneck
user; end user
handling; dealing with
manager; administrator
set meal; set menu; combo
technician
lifestyle; way of life; lifeways
automatically (system)
Uranus (astronomy)
essential thing; necessity; basic need
[to] prepare to deal with [sth]; brace for [sth]
laboratory; lab
as before; as usual
to; toward (a destination)
[to] translate as
bad incident; misfortune; trouble
[to] mean; denote; refer to
heating stove
had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)
to this extent; this much; so …
because of; due to [sth]
[to] start doing; take action; get down to work
[to] drift away; float away
[to] seem; appear; look
a meeting; an encounter
accidentally; by chance; coincidentally
success; achievement; accomplishment
coincidence; chance
proposal; suggestion
teaching; instruction; admonition
main idea; central message
at most; no more than
praise; commendation
unconsciously; unknowingly
[to] wait expectantly; look forward to
merit‑making event
indispensable; essential; cannot be omitted
fragrant and refreshing; fresh-scented
[to] become; turn into
faint; pale; weak; diluted
first impression
a bit (too); somewhat excessive
famous; well-known; renowned
personal; of an individual
[to] include; cover; extend to
bathhouse; public bathing facility
event organizing; holding an event
optical transparency (see‑through quality)
a squat (exercise)
attentiveness; caring attention
arranging; organizing (the act/process)
lifting; raising; hoisting (the act)
to request that; to ask that
Thai green curry
cheesecloth; gauze-like white cloth
a long journey; long-distance travel
[to] make a face; put on an expression
what a shame; shouldn't have
natural; natural-looking
folk music
author; writer
difference; distinguishing point
to sound; seem (by hearing)
real; genuine; actual
[to] resign; quit; withdraw
photographer
credible; believable
sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style
not really/actually (corrective)
nourishment; care
team leader
pocket square
increase (process)
income; earnings
search system; search function
presentation (talk/slideshow/demo)
after (subordinating conjunction)
line drawing (type of artwork)
plot; storyline
beloved; cherished
[to] utilize; make use of
advantage; edge; upper hand
Charoen Krung Road (Bangkok)
hub; center; gathering place
oddly; in a strange way
unluckily; unfortunately
swear word; vulgar word
[to] babble; [to] talk nonsense
mutually; to each other
peace; tranquility
presence; availability
if only; just by; all it takes is
woven bag; basket bag
souvenir; small gift brought back for someone
writer; author
teenager; youth (person/people)
[to] fall off; fall away from its place
understandable; intelligible; coherent
Florence (Italy)
a foreigner; foreign national