Office of the Auditor General of Thailand
pilot; trial run; prototype phase/project
entirely; completely
[to] do accidentally; injure inadvertently
butt; base end
methane (CH4)
tailgate; follow too closely
bitter (emotionally); painful
tool head
[to] measure force/power
fiberglass; fiber-reinforced plastic
[to] overcharge; inflate (price)
across-the-board bonus
literary analysis; analytical literature
[to] salvage; retrieve
several hundred grams
[to] imagine; envision
department of maritime trade and foreign affairs (historical)
[to] apply/smear thinly
Rahu; eclipse-causing deity/lunar node
[to] prop up [a] cabinet
[to] push through a crowd; [to] force one’s way
[to] go against the current; [to] buck the trend
[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch
up above; on high
prayer; supplicatory words
futures (derivatives)
stepchild from a partner’s previous relationship
[to] place oneself under someone’s patronage
with LINE contact/ID
news bureau
[to] transfer job knowledge
[to] mock; [to] sneer
ballet performance/work
annoyed; offended; resentful
[to] induce sweating; promote perspiration; act as a diaphoretic
boastful; showy
[to] suppress; restrain (feelings/impulses)
statesman; elder statesman
[to] refer to; allude to; implicate
tarnished; disreputable; disgraced; degraded
truffle (edible fungus)
bullet money; traditional Thai silver currency
measure; standard; rule
[to] be widespread; [to] be prevalent
complexion; skin condition
accounts receivable (collective); debtor account
media censorship
[to] slip out of one's grasp (figurative)
a wheel hits hard; the wheels strike [sth]
previous/original theory
throat; constricted section (technical)
biosecurity
Mei (female given name; transliteration)
guest speaker of honor; honored keynote speaker
honorary professor (title)
prime time (peak broadcast hours)
slag; dross (metallurgy)
distorted (figurative)
[to] forge; counterfeit; falsify
desire; longing (formal)
overly; way too; super (slang, emphatic)
[to] protect the forest; [to] conserve forests
[to] protect/defend [sb’s] rights
light-fingered; prone to stealing (idiom)
experienced; seasoned; veteran
multimeter (electrical measuring device)
[to] run parallel; lie alongside
absolutely; completely
majestic; stately; dignified
cut! (director’s call)
Rolls (as in Rolls‑Royce)
usefulness; utility
strong-smelling fermented fish
plaintive; drawn-out (sound/voice)
far from home
wholeheartedly; with all one’s heart
[to] seize/snatch (before others)
[to] grate on the ear; sound jarring
advantaged; at an advantage
forestry (field/work)
[to] harm [sb/sth]; [to] encroach upon [sb/sth]
citronellal (organic compound)
patient monitor
final third; attacking third (sports)
family (biology)
taxonomy (biology)
municipal fund/funding
science education (field)
retainer; attendant; follower
(colloq.) one-on-one
master; expert
[to] emphasize [sth] (form/technique/appearance)
[to] succumb; yield
[to] soften one’s stance
discerning; aware of worldly matters
insulin (hormone)
dry motor; dry-type motor
axle; shaft
abnormality; strange occurrence