source; trove; reservoir (figurative)
[to] squeeze; grope
[to] furrow [one’s] brow; pucker
surge; bout; round
[to] link heritage
[to] lessen; slacken; give up
[to] bale straw; compress straw
[to] transport straw; haul straw
linguistic influence
related; connected; interrelated; associated
overnight stay (formal)
[to] test a model; experiment with a model
Series A (startup funding round)
[to] draw dots; make dot art
wire rope; steel cable
[to] establish; institute; found
Rattanakosin (Bangkok-era kingdom; Bangkok city)
loving-kindness; compassion; benevolence (Buddhist virtue)
[to] transform; convert
[to] intensify; step up; redouble
gust; squall (of wind); blast
nighttime; late hours of the night
[to] turn; rotate; spin (Isan/Lao)
[to] dawn; [to] brighten (sky)
[to] cover a field; blanket the fields
satin-finish; satiny (adj.)
prestige; honor; high standing
Italian set menu (loan usage)
[to] praise (a) diamond
marginal; on the fringes
favorite; preferred (formal/polite)
glinting; flashing; shimmering (on-and-off)
[to] ward off; fend off
radiant; resplendent
close-knit; loyal (group/relationship)
[to] torture; torment
[to] wind along; take a winding shortcut
imperative/emphatic particle
sign; symbol (semiotics)
accumulated pus; pus accumulating
[to] drip; fall in drops
well-drained; drained (of liquid)
cornerman
[to] sink; founder (of a ship)
tactic; tactics (strategy detail)
Buddhist consecrated water
[to] sprinkle; [to] sprinkle over [sth/sb]
airy; fluttering; whooshing
compendium of traditions (Isan/Lao; ฮีตสิบสอง คองสิบสี่)
tasting notes; flavor notes (food/drink)
plum mango; Marian plum (fruit/tree)
clear preferences; clear criteria
foot (coarse/informal)
[to] preserve food
supply chain
defective light; insufficient light
[to] examine the abdomen; abdominal check
sword spine; back of a blade
[to] preach the Dhamma; deliver a sermon
[to] mobilize vehicles
noir series; film noir–style series
noir fiction; noir novel
hidden/dark side
in full view; unobstructed
[to] intercut/insert a scene
oppressive burden (figurative)
landslide (mass movement)
scattered; all over the place
chlorine (element/disinfectant)
serum (blood component)
[to] model to scale
mouth of a canal
relay (electrical)
solenoid; solenoid actuator
[to] quarantine; isolate
betrothal gifts/procession (Thai wedding)
small weir; small check dam
prong; spoke; point
market (buyers or market conditions)
medicinal nightshade; bitter Solanum berries
[to] combine projects; merge projects
resolution to postpone/slow
clacking; crackling; rustling
government or public-sector bond
loose; unstable; unreliable
for a tenon; for a peg
mold; crucible (metalworking)
counterbore; socket
realm; sphere (figurative)
sovereignty (state)
dome roof
[to] sway [sb’s] feelings; persuade; incline emotionally
sweat and toil; blood, sweat, and tears (fig.)
cultural roots
backed up; congested
[to] round up (people/animals)
wooden; stiff-faced
short stump
hold a merit-making ceremony
capability; capacity; fitness