for a long time; for many years

multi-colored or multicolored

[name of a panda in Chiang Mai zoo] Lin Ping

tax evasion

to fall out of one's hands

exploratory (oil and gas) well

link

to return; to turn back; to go back; to reverse; to revert; to retrospect; to reminisce

[is] dented; concave

valley

[หว่างเขา] valley

rattan; wicker

[ต้นหวาย] rattan plant, genus Calamus

in Thai grammar, the name of the special function of the consonant ห in which it causes a subsequent low-class, sonorant consonant (ง, ณ, ญ, น, ม, ย, ร, ล, or ว) to determine its tone as if it were a high-class consonant. In this way, the syllable can obtain—depending on the vowel, final consonant type, and tone mark—a low, rising, or falling tone.

(jail) holding cell; detention room

lecture hall

[is] fragrant; aromatic; scented; pleasant-smelling

a kiss (the Thai friendly "sniff" kiss), or to give this kiss

[ต้นหอม] green onions; scallions

[alternate spelling of หะหาย]

[is] hand-written

my beloved; most-beloved; cherished; the apple of one's eye

a person's background; origin

bridgehead

to laugh out loud

to campaign for an elective office

too far; too distant

to become invisible

chalcedony

accordion

[sound of laughter]

entheogenic mushroom

[is] shining; bright; glistering; clear

Neng [a common male Thai nickname]

[is] proper; appropriate; suitable; becoming