to extol heroism; praise heroes

[usually followed by เฮฮา] to laugh; to be merry; jolly; joyous; cheerful; blithe; carefree; convivial; festive; happy

golden necklace

[Thai orthography] vowel character

[Thai phonology] short duration vowel

create a current to push or to pressure

to pollute

body; human body

to give up one's right (e.g. to remain silent); forego one's rights

[สลากกินรวบ] illegal private lottery

[Thai transcription of foreign word] slow life

vegetable garden

meat

height of an object

[is] very beautiful; beautiful and fresh

brace (the tool)

United Nations

20:00 h; 8 p.m.

[is] nosy; meddlesome; inquisitive

[is] satisfied with; [is] covered with; [is] piled upon (with)

[สะใจ] [is] satisfied

[name of Thai vegetable] sataw bean, Parkia speciosa Hassk in Leguminosae family [with flat shells containing soft, green and edible seeds (with very strong smell and bitter taste), grown widely in southern provinces of Thailand]

[เขตสะพานสูง] [administrative district of Bangkok] Saphan Sung

as little as one thing ( often used in negatives )

a culturally diverse society

wise proverb or saying

a fierce animal

[is] lazy; indolent; slothful; idle

[of a person's state of mind] [is] confused; bewildered; at sea; baffled; disorientated; flummoxed; muddled; nonplussed; perplexed; puzzled; taken aback

[of a situation] [is] messed up

[ความสับสน] [state of mind] confusion; puzzlement

[the mood in Thai literature or poetry that deals, traditionally, with expressing the persona's grief over parting with his love through bemoaning or lamentation, used predominantly in นิราศ ]

to weave

to follow through; to complete; to finish what one has begun

[การสาน] follow-up; follow through; completion