minimalist; in a minimalist style/approach
[to] adapt a novel (into a script)
to one’s liking; satisfactory; pleasing
protocol (computing/technical rules)
principal religious patron (Northern Thai)
Luang Pho Sothon; revered Buddha image
air recirculation system
consensus
strategic plan
[to] fluctuate sharply
[to] indicate a negative result
high/clear contrast
monarchy; monarchical system
bay for seaweed farming
master teacher (honorific, often female)
[to] evoke; jog someone’s memory
deeply satisfied; gloatingly pleased
[to] squeeze through; slip between
foolish; stupid; ignorant
[to] supplement with magnesium; [to] add magnesium to [sth]
superficial; shallow
ethanol; ethyl alcohol
full of life; energetic; lively
the Noble Eightfold Path
desolate; lonely; eerie; forlorn
[to] humbly pay tribute; [to] respectfully commemorate
a shield/protection (figurative)
vacuum
[to] cut/remove a role
[to] fold gauze
since; now that (given that already)
[to] hold someone to their word
[to] lose direction in life; be at a loss
[to] flourish; thrive (figurative)
[to] unfurl; sprout; open (of leaves/fronds/petals)
sagging tent
[to] filch; pickpocket (slang)
fixed star (as opposed to a planet)
period/interval (of time)
latitude; angular distance north/south of the equator
molten; melted
[to] spread; [to] diffuse (literary)
berry flavor notes
look deep; seem deep
Ban Khlong (place name)
common time (4/4 meter)
unstable; shaky (incl. figurative)
medical practice/services
chief of staff
[to] defecate (formal)
[to] hold an open house
[to] back/support
valve spool; hydraulic spool (not a winding reel)
broken or fractured cliff face
[to] excavate; dig to uncover
vague wording
fountain firework
medicinal/protective herb (tuberous plant)
such as; of the kind
white meranti; Shorea roxburghii
ingrained disposition; true nature (often negative)
[to] add; supplement
legal act; juristic act
radio telescope
matter (physical substance)
sensitive; delicate (emotional/health)
[to] auction; sell at auction
[to] flash; [to] appear/disappear briefly
detached; adrift; unattached (figurative/literal)
[to] adjust one’s stance/attitude
rice-husk lining/padding
[to] carry/waft a scent
bovine; cattle; cow/ox
Valentine/Valentine’s (colloquial; from วาเลนไทน์)
[to] fall onto and cover [sb/sth] (of snow)
arahant; enlightened person
memorial publication
partner network
[to] be ordained (as a Buddhist monk)
calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
[to] meddle; be nosy (slang)
taro flesh
prong; claw (in a gemstone setting)
[to] continue; be passed down
Hindu studies; Hindu scholarship
nuclear reactor
Vinaya Pitaka (Buddhist monastic code)
Sutta Pitaka (Pali Canon)
city municipality (Thailand)
Abhidhamma Piṭaka; Buddhist scripture
[to] continue the lineage; perpetuate the family line
Piṭaka; scripture basket
virtue; moral merit; praiseworthy deed
Abhidhamma; higher doctrine
[to] allocate servers
operations/command center
[to] snipe at [sb]; [to] throw shade; [to] make snide remarks
[to] carry a telephoto lens
to be auspicious/heartening
goodwill; friendly sentiment