energy; power (in the scientific sense) (note the irregular pronunciation; per RID พลัง [พะลัง])

force; strength; power

kinetic energy

electrical charge; electrical impulse; electrical energy

electric power

to fall down

[พลาง ๆ] temporarily; briefly; fleetingly; for the time being; momentarily; simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim

to prattle; to babble; to talk endlessly and garrulously

garrulously

with the flip of the hand; in an instant

[is] busy; crowded; congested

chaotically; busily

to swarm

a group of agitators

[euphemism for] balls; testes; testicles

omniscient person; know-it-all; [positive or negative connotation]

[is] suitable; adequate; about right

[พอ ๆ] also; in addition; the same (as)

stepfather

Pauline [an English given name]

rest one's eyes (upon)

Phattalung, a province in southern Thailand with a 1995 population of 491,326 (rank 48 of 76)

commitment; obligation; duty; bond

[พากเพียร] [is] dilligent; perservering; taking pains; industrious; patient; unremitting

sandstorm

a section of Bangkok known as "Little India"

housewarming ceremony

cake tin

detailed; comprehensive; unabridged

queer; strange; odd; uncommon; unusual; particular; extraordinary

[พึงเสร็จ] should finish

[พื้นโลก] surface of the earth

bush

to speak coarsly, brashly, loudly, or with lack of respect

feeling; sensation