to hedge one's bet

to act big; swagger

to defame; slander; frame; malign

lay down regulations; establish rules; to institute guidelines

to abuse (one's) power; to act tyrannically

investment banking

Vatican, the seat of the Catholic Church in Rome

Wanee [a Thai female given name]

wind; storm; god of wind

[is] lonely; forlorn; friendless; to feel lonesome

[ความว้าเหว่] lonesomeness; loneliness

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] wicker; long thin sticks, stems, or reeds that have been woven together to make household items such as baskets and furniture

to race; to dash

[วิชาคณิตศาสตร์] mathematics—the study of numbers, quantities or shapes

[onomatopoeic sound of a shriek] "Eek!"

academia

sort; kind; type; manner

part; section; level

fiscal discipline

release; liberation; enlightenment; freedom; nirvana; transcendence

Vivian [an English given name]

extraordinary; special; unusual; uncommon; specific; particular

Wirasak [a Thai given name]

center stage; public forum; [is] prominent in the news

then; at that time

Vietnam; Vietnamese

[ประเทศเวียดนาม] Vietnam

[alternate spelling of โหว่]

[abbreviation for กรมศุลกากร]

manliness; man's stratagem; manly spirit; man's mettle

military court; courtmartial

preacher; teacher of religion

to study abroad; to continue a post-graduate study abroad