to receive something completely unnecessary

[is] attentive in an innocent way

eyes are dim

[is] squinting; making one's eyes narrow; half close one's eyes

[is] exposed to the air [compare to ตากลม]

To each his own

earring

all year long

[แม่น้ำตาปี] river Tapee in สุราษฎร์ธานี  province

as it has been; since the start; as it was before

[ตามแบบ] to follow; copy; emulate

as is appropriate under the circumstances; as deemed necessary

to die in droves; huge number of deaths as if by poison

to husk enough rice to fill (one day’s) pot — to do enough work to provide food to eat for only one day; to complete just enough for a single, temporary use

the secret police

grass

to write (a letter) back

to be caught in the rain

to be infatuated (obsessed, besotted, bewitched, captivated, carried away, enamoured, enraptured, fascinated, possessed) with/by a man or young man

[ติววิชา] to cram for an exam; attend cram courses

to upset someone’s applecart; to disrupt someone’s plans

abandon; desert

[used in written Thai to represent the noise of people fighting or wrestling or of a person or people stomping on the wooden floor] loudly

[is] impolite

[Thai transcription of the foreign loan word] Tutankhamen

freezer

to dance

to prepare; to be ready; to ready

[is] preparatory

[เตรียมการ] to prepare; get ready; organize; arrange

sea turtle

to admonish; remind

to bud new leaves

game; games