shiny (as in shoes); shining

[is] secure; stable; firm; solid; sturdy

to enjoy

[is] so absorbed in; involved in (to the exclusion of all else)

to hold a secret meeting for an unlawful purpose, to swarm or flock together illicitly

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] muslin

[ผ้ามัสลิน] muslin cloth

to come visit a place

a few days ago; many days ago

much; many; very; more; so much; a great deal; seriously

[มาก ๆ] very much; very many

[โดยมาก] generally; mostly; usually; for the most part

[มากที่สุด] the most

[as in the English prefix] over- [as in 'overeat']

[อย่างมาก] at the most; very much

very; very much; bountiful; copious

[is] confident

sanction; penalty measures

maneki neko, "beckoning cat"

Martin Luther

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] malaria

[ไข้มาเลเรีย] malaria

to submerge; to sink below the surface

[is] submerged; covered

tightly; securly

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] music

has more value than...; is more valuable than...

[is] as honest and straight forward as a straight metal ruler; [is] a straight shooter

[of medicines] to have stimulating effects

[is] reasonable; to have reason

[ราศีมีน] Thai Zodiac sign for Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac

[is] top-knotch; cracker-jack; excellent; first-rate

(of hair) to knot; to twist or roll up; to tie up in a bun

[is] anxious; concerned; apprehensive; worried

Meg [an English given name]

menstruation

[is] dead drunk; extremely drunk

recently, not very long ago

[แม่กบ] the fifth of the "Eight Word Ending Protocols" in Thai grammar, the "-b" and "-p" sounds at the end of a syllable, a dead ending [see notes]

chapter heading; textual section title