a discriminatory policy based on skin color; a policy of apartheid

public policy

king

Narisa [a Thai female given name]

new city

[is] mushy; squishy; pliable; flaccid

outside the law; illicit; illegitimate

outside the house; out of the house

unless (it's the case that...)

sister-in-law (younger)

[is] oblivious to; completely unaware of; in another world

to die in a road accident

a little bit; a tiny bit

financialist

astronmer

geologist

professional football player

womanizer

sociologist

to sit motionless

on countless occasions

one's own opinion

[น่าเชื่อ] [is] believable

[น่าเศร้า] [is] sad; regrettable; sorrowful; lamentable

[alternate spelling of นาคบุค]

[literally means,] supporter; helper; protector [a word placed at the end of the Thai queen's name and her royal title to honor her for having been H.M. the King's regent when the king was unavailable (entering the monkhood, for example); see notes.]

name well-known throughout the world

proprietor; owner (of a department store); business manager

to take (to)

fresh water

high tide