the eight Buddhist precepts

to study; to be educated; to receive education; to go to school; to learn (at higher levels such as college)

education; study; knowledge

[การศึกษา] education

to research

good omen; good dream; auspicious time; propitious sign; auspice; dream foretelling fortune, good luck

transportation center; transportation hub

hub; center; meeting place

shelter [from disasters, floods, etc.]

macroeconomics—a study of economics in terms of whole systems especially with reference to general levels of output and income and to the interrelations among sectors of the economy

rubbish; trash

agony; suffering

[is] agonized

[abbreviation of สภาอุตสาหกรรมแห่งประเทศไทย]

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] scorpion

[หอยสแกลลอบ] scallop

to send an object

Prince of Songkla

[is] modest; reserved; mild; quiet

[alternate spelling of สตรอเบอร์รี ]

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "steakhouse"]

State of Emergency [as declared by a government]

electrical substation

[is] vile; mean; base; contemptible; harsh; rough; coarse; low

to support or help; to sponsor

to discover, happen upon, or meet with

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] spray

[สภาพหลงฟ้า] vertigo

spicy green papaya salad, a specialty of northeastern Thailand. Isaan people call it ตำหมากหุ่ง and ตำบักหุ่ง

[is] comfortable; perfectly happy; complete and content

to apply for a job

attention deficit disorder (ADD); short attention span

chief accountant