to destroy one's career

famine period; period of food shortage

to spend lavishly; make large investments in; dump money into

to speak drivel; deceive; speak utter carelessly; conjecture; speak unthinkingly

durian, genus Duria, the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia (predominantly Thailand), having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, fleshy yellow flesh, and pungent odor

[ลูกทุเรียน] fruit of the durian tree

[สวนทุเรียน] a durian plantation or orchard

commercial attaché

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] tuba

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] "technic," "technique," or "technical"

Tennessee [state of the United States]

[alternate spelling of เธมส์ ]

a male angel

[ปลาเทวดา] angelfish

[alternate spelling of เทหฟากฟ้า]

[is] a faithful copy; same dimension as original

to cross one's arms akimbo

fuse for firing an explosive charge

to roam; wander; ramble; rove; range; walk all around; be busy running; go about (/here and there)

[golf] tee box; teeing ground

in a swaying manner; teetering

long-distance telephone call; to call long distance

[Thai transcription of foreign loanword] titrate

[formal term] bill; banknote; currency notebank; notes; paper currency

[abbreviation for ธนาคารพัฒนาวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อมแห่งประเทศไทย] SME Bank

ground; surface; earth

business; business deal; firm

[นกเค้าแมว] owl; Asian barred owl

Nongluck [a Thai given name]

skimmed milk; milk with no fat

except; unless; with the exception of...; other than...; besides; not only

lock nut

Normandy