B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
confident personality
frozen app state
to jolt; jerk
news headline
[to] memorize; learn by heart
[to] avoid spoilers
[to] copy; duplicate; reproduce
[to] escape; survive; be spared
art club
grandstand; tiered seating
number porting (mobile)
value-for-money promotion
Year of the Rabbit (zodiac)
jazz (music)
[to] jab (quick light punch)
calm; still; motionless; composed
recruitment agency
air circulation
climax (narrative peak)
polygon
live jazz
sufficiently checked
[to] contribute; join in support
[to] clench tightly; grip hard
[to] try out an idea; test an idea
information; news
[to] look; appear; seem (formal/literary)
small cup-/boat-shaped container
game; play activity; traditional performance
tick (parasite)
screw hole
laser (device/beam)
[to] scratch by accident; mark unintentionally
humorous; funny; comical
math teacher
public building
[to] measure coconut milk
seat (classifier)
[to] exchange equipment
opposite; contrary
bribe
Phuket Island; Phuket City
frontrunner; favorite
industry giant; powerhouse
negative; pessimistic
[to] wrestle; grapple (with [sb])
[to] move unwillingly
[to] deceive; cheat; trick
coffin
Bank of Thailand (central bank)
fashion runway/catwalk
heaven; paradise
lychee tree
cherry tree
in-person; held offline
[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
chaotic; messy; troublesome
[to] culture milk for yogurt
tank temperature
to stick to the skin
energetic; sprightly; brisk
personality; demeanor
[to] ask for a form
[to] lose heart; become discouraged; give up
[to] make a loud fuss; rant and rave; kick up a fuss
[to] transport; convey; haul
tickling; itchy sensation
solo (music); musical solo; guitar solo
[to] hate; detest; loathe
[to] march (in protest); hold a march
attribute; characteristic; quality
[to] roll one’s eyes; dart the eyes
[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain
[to] slump; collapse down
official statement; communiqué
feel at ease; be unguarded
crooked; bent; winding
coastal; along the sea
perform the lion dance
estimate time; time something
[to] estimate [sth]'s cost
fake; imitation
volunteer club
alumni association; alumni society
lecture; formal address
orientation; induction
[to] inspire; stir; rouse (emotion)
full-moon day
balsamic vinegar
[to] exploit [sb]; take unfair advantage of [sb]
[to] trample; stomp on; tread on [sth]
[to] feel ashamed; be embarrassed
[to] unfold; unfurl; spread out
[to] call out; announce
fashion stylist
shy; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease
[to] swoop; skim (past/over)
sketch (drawing)
[to] tease; kid; flirt playfully
I (older person) teach