to scold; reproach; blame; rebuke; reprimand

to take a scolding

Like the light of a candle that illuminates the path ahead

balance; equality; equity; comparability

[is] equal; similar; comparable; [are] alike; balanced

Doctorate degree; Ph.D.; Doctor (holder of a Doctorate degree)

to look down upon; underestimate; disparage; disdain; slight; insult; snub; affront

to despise; look down on

blood-sucking

truant

houseboy; male servant

to bounce; spring; bound; leap

[has been] dismissed; [was] discharged; fired

Dennis [an English given name]

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] the

to experience something directly; (lit., “to walk with one’s feet; to see with one’s own eyes; to speak directly, and to hear with one’s own ears.”)

[เดินสุ่มสี่สุ่มห้า] [is] clumsy; ambling carelessly

at once; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly; at that precise moment

bright red

[alternate spelling of แดรคคิวล่า]

Donald [an English given name]

in a peaceful manner

Dover, the capital city of เดลาแวร์ (Delaware)

to gain a balance of trade advantage; have a positive balance of trade

[abbreviation for สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง]

to become out of date; obsolete

[ต้นกระถิน] [small tree with feathery leaves] Acacia farnisiana

[ต้นจันทน์เทศ] nutmeg tree

(in politics) to be held in high esteem; a fund of goodwill

tree or plant

ultimate cause; root cause

a Thai dish of sweetened boiled meat