civilians

Air Marshal; Air Force officer of second-highest rank

[abbreviation for พลตำรวจเอก] Police General

dusk; twilight; nightfall; evening

fake gem(s)

[กำลัง  (energy, force strength, power, vigor)]

wind power

to err; make a mistake; make a slip

to make a mistake

bend back

ceremony involving sacrifice; religious offering; worship; oblation

[พวกปากหอยปากปู] blabbermouths; tattletales; gossips

rope; cable; line

[ไทพวน] Phuan, an ethnic group and Tai language of Northeast Thailand and Laos

Phuan [Thai male nickname]

probably could; happen to

to be nearly overpowering, powerful, or challenging

[พ่อทูนหัว] godfather

paddy storage bin

to stay over at a hotel

(monk use only) the fan of a monk indicating his religious rank in the monk circle

obligation; commitment; contract

to take a friend out and treat him (or her).

[weather] tropical depression

a section of Bangkok known as "Little India"

[พิธีเซ่นผีปะกำ] [กวย (Suay) language] [of สุรินทร์  (Surin Province)] an auspicious act or ceremony of worshipping a family's guardian spirit by the animistic กวย (Suay) people before, for example, getting married or looping the elephants. (See Notes for an additional Thai anecdote).

to fingerprint; have one's fingerprint taken

to clear oneself; to vindicate oneself; to indicate by oneself

to depend on; to rely on

[is] big-bellied; fat; has a spare tire

exaggerate (in speaking)

to speak in a disorganized manner