[is] charred; burned-black

[ดำ ๆ] [is] dark-skinned; dark complexioned

to live one's life

to function in an official capacity

plumb bob

to go straight down; to plummet

[is] plumb; straight up and down

[ไปดิ่ง] to go straight (toward)

ground; soil; dirt; land; earth; territory

laterite; red clay cut into building bricks while still in the ground

[ดิบ ๆ] (of meat, fruits) [is] undercooked; unripe; raw

Dianne [an English given name]

well enough; good enough

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] diesel

to fall directly down

to fidget

Dusit [a Thai male given name] (the fourth land of heaven)

the fourth heaven

[เขตดุสิต] [administrative district of Bangkok] Dusit

to suck on an object; [of a cigarette] to smoke

[การดูด] suction

to attract or draw an object nearer

to absorb

boy; little boy; boy under age fifteen

baby; infant

Deborah [an English given name]

to add gradually

[เดินสุ่มสี่สุ่มห้า] [is] clumsy; ambling carelessly

month

moon

[sports journalism] Brazil

[โดนตบสลบไสล] [passive voice form] to be slapped across the face so hard and have a blackout

[โดยปกติ] normally

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] di; [a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it means "two," "twice," "double" (diphthong); on this model, freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide)]

[ได้ยิน] [past and perfect tenses] heard; did hear; has heard

[is] in trouble; experience difficulty

thin syrup; [especially made from] palm toddy

[ต้นควินซ์] quince tree

low cost