warden; jailor

[ไฟพะเนียง] sparkler variety of fireworks; Roman candle

[is] sparkling

[ต้นพะเนียง] [a tropical tree with edible seeds] Archidendron jiringa

[ลูกพะเนียง] seeds of the tree Archidendron jiringa

[is] disheveled; disorderly; tattered; messy

to stay over at a hotel

for a little while

Phang Nga, a province in southern Thailand with a 1995 population of 224,500 (rank 70 of 76)

helm (of a boat or ship)

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

Major, Army or Police

commitment; obligation; attachment; bond

genetic engineering

to do something together

to deliver the news headlines

tornado

[Thai transcription of foreign loanword] power

to consider; to appraise; to study; to examine; to investigate; to reckon

[การพิจารณา] consideration; reflection; thought

[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 dispute; argue

[is] angry; furious

older sibling; older siblings

older; elder

[พี่ ๆ] brothers and sisters

[a polite pronoun for addressing an older sibling (including as oneself)] him; her; you; me

just now; a moment ago; recently

to ask the aid of; to ask the favor of; to depend on; to rely on

[ที่พึ่ง] reliable (person); supporter; refuge

[ที่พึ่ง] protection; sanctuary; shelter

land area set aside for agricultural purposes.

The Buddha

speak bluntly; frankly

to speak in a disorganized manner

[นกเพนกวิน] [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] penguin

a dance tune

safer sex

[เพิ่งได้เขียน] <subject> did just write

how; to what extent; to that extent

a lifelong friend or soul mate