B1 Thai words

demon; evil spirit

given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)

clove (herbal/medicinal use)

gloomy; dispirited

alkaline solution

maple-flavored; maple (attrib.)

dugong; sea cow

[to] think quickly

classifier use (งาน + เทศกาล)

dark soy sauce

lively; bustling; festive

[to] remain; persist; endure; survive

[to] compete in chess

[to] often fall asleep; be prone to dozing off

low mode; low-power setting

[to] carry a compact/case (on one’s person)

[to] smear; spread messily

[to] roll; coil

[to] update a news page

group chat

[to] try to stay calm

[to] sob

[to] sob uncontrollably; cry with heaving breaths

maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)

[to] rehearse; practice

[to] watch out for sharp edges/blades

suddenly; abruptly

[to] gleam; [to] glint

close; adjacent

[to] accidentally scratch

immaculately neat; meticulous; flawless

rudder; vertical tail (aircraft)

miniature city; model city

thin coconut milk (second pressing)

[to] trade punches; exchange blows

organic agriculture

science category/section

[to] pry; lever up

[to] pry; lever [sth] open

crowbar; pry bar

[to] pitch an idea

lecture

pleased; delighted; content; lighthearted

steel/iron post; metal pillar

[to] remember a position/location

[to] add features

[to] make an abrupt/hard turn

a strict person; a strict adherent

[to] cultivate wisdom; develop insight; grow wisdom

step; stride; move

[to] train hard; work out intensely; [to] study hard

preseason (sports)

radiator grille; decorative grille

[to] feel reassured; [to] feel at ease

vocational/professional course

[to] continue a business; succeed to operations; take over a business

hood (exhaust/ventilation)

Songkran Festival (Thai New Year)

choosy; picky

BB cream (cosmetics)

light soy sauce

sunlight; sunshine (loan/informal)

fort; stronghold

[to] detain; confine; hold back

[to] select carefully; handpick; curate

[to] pay a visit (formal/polite)

input (data/signal); inputs

final (last round)

honest and upright; with integrity

width (abbr. of bandwidth)

[to] roof; [to] thatch; [to] cover a roof

sneakers; trainers (BrE, less common in Thai)

spreading cold; cold outbreak

charging station (esp. EV)

as soon as [sb] meets/encounters

fluffy/risen texture (food)

[to] squeeze and jostle in a crowd

hard; rough; stiff (texture)

omen; sign; portent

bound form meaning ‘capital’

small cave

parody/mockery joke

on-site; at the site

joke; gag; punchline; bit

via TikTok

[to] go live on Facebook

budget/low-cost (as modifier)

discount/sales page (social media)

cramped; narrow; confined; narrow-minded

[to] manage work; handle tasks

Volkswagen; VW

mouthy; sassy; talks back

[to] record counts/figures

oyster season

inheritance (legal estate)

national team

ripple; wave; curl

fitted; form-fitting

quarter (time period)

narrowly; by a hair; just in time