strange; unnatural; off-key
[to] nod off; [to] drift off to sleep
veranda; porch
scattered about; haphazardly; aimlessly
[to] ask for trouble; [to] seek trouble
on tiptoe; with heels raised
embarrassed; bashful; coy
innocent; helpless
[to] be respectful; [to] be humble
grr; hmph
[to] point with lips
Lahu person or people; Musoe
disposition; character; temperament
cross-eyed; squint-eyed
uproariously; boisterously
[to] snip; [to] nip
peeking out slightly; protruding a little
light knocking or tapping sound
[to] revoke; [to] withdraw
Kolok (town)
in a waddling way
satin
Chi Chan (name of a mountain)
Lam Pao
millet; sorghum
[to] lower (eyes); [to] cast down
[to] have a nagging feeling; [to] feel slightly suspicious
[to] shift backward; [to] move back
conduct; behavior; moral conduct
curved upwards; hooked
[to] recline; [to] lounge
[to] think
thump-thump; palpitatingly
pellet drum; rattle drum
E-tan farm truck; Thai agricultural truck
pinguecula
fortune slip; Kau Cim slip
knuckles; fist held for a knuckle rap
loyal heart; devotion
oh heart; dear heart
civilized; cultured
loose; crumbly; frayed
noisy; boisterous
insolent; presumptuous
background details; what is going on
with head down; hurriedly without looking up
dangling; swaying
weary; dispirited
loudly; noisily
[to] visit; [to] call on
[to] make excuses; [to] evade
Northern Thai raw blood salad
caked with dirt; dirty
confused; bewildered; baffled
[to] crane one's neck; [to] peer
[to] spoonerize words; [to] swap syllables
[to] be different; [to] be unusual
open; exposed; uncovered
quickly and continuously (of rolling or spinning)
awkward; clumsy; silly
Pha Hi; Pha Hee village
abandoned; deserted; dilapidated
academic transcript; educational certificate
lively; merry; boisterous
gnats and mites; tiny biting pests
dirty; smeared; covered with grime
curled; bent; frizzy
[to] cause; [to] make
Bukkhalo (place name)
swollen; puffed out; plump
nodding; bobbing; jerky
[to] cherish; [to] take care of; [to] preserve
arrogant; conceited; proud
[to] lie
surely; definitely; for sure
chief; superintendent; head clerk
Visakha (sixth lunar month)
Thai farm truck
up and down in place repeatedly
merry; joyful; lively
[to] delay; dawdle
sound of repeated stabbing
[to] fidget; squirm
[to] pitch forward; [to] fall headlong
saffron
submissive; intimidated; meek
threadfin fish
grateful repayment; gratitude
with a grinding or gnashing sound
[to] hesitate; [to] dilly-dally
cubic; cube; third power
continuously; uninterruptedly
big, round, and innocent (of eyes)
straight ahead without looking around
Mon Son
bluntly; abruptly
sun
[to] carry on the hip; [to] lug around
Phu Sang
Thai flour-and-coconut sweet