the outbound trip

[is] weary; exhausted; have no energy to walk

galangal, galanga, China root, or kha (Alpinia officinarum), a relative of the ginger plant. The root is used used to add flavor in Thai cooking and some Thai style soups. The flavor is more lemony and more peppery than that of common ginger, and it has a richer aroma. The skin is pale yellow, with pink-tinged knobs; the interior is cream-color. Kha is not eaten alone—large slices are floated in soups or the root is ground into curry paste.

[ชาวข่า] a tribe of Mon-Cambodian descent residing on mountains

senior government official; high-ranking government servant/public servant/public official

waxing moon

indoors; inside

lose contact with; fall out of contact with

out of stock

[is] ragged; torn

over day over night

[is] embarrassed; [has] lost face; [is] disgraced; feel ashamed

rumor

boiled rice soup

famine; lack; insufficient; scarcity; shortage of food; (a time when) everything is unaffordable; cost of living is high

good news

sweat stain

[ขี้ตืด] stingy; cheap; parsimonious

[is] trivial; insignificant

to ascend; raise; rise; go up

up

[directional auxiliary indicating "upward", "increased", or "more"]

[semi-perfective aspect marker]

[ยิ่งขึ้น] more; still more; even more; increasingly; further

[a suffix used to indicate "more", or superlative, as in the English "-er"]

to get on (a train, plane and bus), to get in (a car)

to mount (i.e. a horse); to climb on

to progress; increase; raise

[is] dependent (upon)

to begin (e.g. a new paragraph)

to register or enroll

to disembark (from a ship)

[is] under; [is] affiliated with

[capitalized] Count

residential area

[เขตสาทร] [administrative district of Bangkok] Sathon

(airborne) soot

to get along with; be in step with; be in sync with; harmonize with; mix well with

to intervene

to discard

to hate; to loathe; to abhor

[ปลาแขยง] a [type of] fish of genus Mystus, family Bagridae

fried egg

[คงง่วง] probably is sleepy