Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship; DAAD

help

the group in power; the powers that be

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] glutamate

to ask for a kick in the pants; bring trouble upon one’s self; to "mess with" someone; you're yanking my chain; you're sure stirring things up; you're cruising for a bruising; you're being cheeky

[alternate spelling of ก๋วยเตี๋ยว ]

Stags cavort playfully in pairs at the edge of the pond

to clean out completely

[abbreviation for คณะกรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติ] HRC

to build up a fortune; make's one way; self-develop; establish oneself

force

sovereign wealth fund

pile on; pile upon

gravel

morning shift

transvestite; male-to-female transsexual; gay; ladyboy [see notes]

hermaphrodite

fruit with undeveloped seeds

basin; enamelware

skepticism

bumper; buffer

the sounds of tremor or earthquake

[is] roaring; thundering

one of us; intimate friends

gas; fuel

[กาพย์ยานี] [a type of Thai metrical verse with eleven words or syllables]

wrong-doing; crime

[การขบเหลี่ยม] rivalry; disagreement; feud

quarterfinal round [in sports]

enameling; glazing

notification (as from a computer program or website); warning

[การดำเนิน] implementing; carrying out; going forward

to re-settle