to decentralize (authority or power)

newsperson

[ต้นกระจูด] bulrush, a [type of] reed

a tent; a canopy; a pavilion

to surround; to cross over; to reach over; to bundle

strainer (for coconut gratings, e.g.); sieve; collander

[แมงกระชอน] mole cricket Gryllotalpa orientalis, family Gryllotalpidae

root used in Thai cooking, Boesenbergia rotunda; fingerroot

[euphonious suffix]

[กระดังงาจีน] Chinese ilang

surfboard

lead foil

to wag the tail

[กระดูกสะบ้า] patella; kneecap

rabbit; hare

[ปีกระต่าย] year of the Rabbit

[alternate spelling of กะโต้งโห่ง]

State Department (United States); Department of State (U.S.)

to beat the cadence for the oarsmen in a boat race; act as a coxswain

cylinder formed from a section of thick bamboo; tube, flask, tube-shaped container, bamboo canteen, savings box, till, barrel, socket

[กระบอกเกลียว] the grooved barrel of a rifle

[กระบอกปืน] gun barrel

[ปลากระบอก] mullet

[numerical classifier for rifles and long, tubular objects]

asphalt

clutch bag

food; foodstuff, usually with rice; cuisine

[พระกระยาหาร] [royalty] food

cash outflow

[ปลากระโห้] the 'giant barb,' a carp, Catlocarpio siamensis

strong; firm; tough; unyielding; indomitable

hard; solid; rigid

[alternate spelling of เกรนาดา ]

marketing strategy

(generic) box; packing box

to distill; to refine; to extract; to glean; to cull; to pick; to sift; to boil

[การกลั่น] distillation

[การกลั่นตัว] condensation

to dare; risk; take a chance

aroma; fragrance; perfume

to ask for a kick in the pants; bring trouble upon one’s self; to "mess with" someone; you're yanking my chain; you're sure stirring things up; you're cruising for a bruising; you're being cheeky