civil law

criminal law; penal law

to press; compress; thrust; constrain; compel, force; squash; hit, click (a button or keyboard key)

[ความกด] pressure

to tyrranize or oppress

to ring (a bell)

[ปลากด] catfish

[แม่กด] the third of the "Eight Word Ending Protocols" in Thai grammar, the "-d" and "-t" sound at the end of a syllable, a dead ending [see notes]

to pressure; compel; force; oppress; press

gratitude; thankfulness; appreciation; gratefulness

treatise; eloqution; discourse

bottom of a bottle

a Thai design consisting of double curves

gold; golden

pencil sharpener

to bend oneself or bow

incident; case; event; occurrence; circumstance; legal suit; story; issue; portfolio; episode

hydrochloric acid; HCl

Infantry Regiment, Royal Guard

Department of Information (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

rite; ritual; ceremony

to fill out a form; to complete a list

dive into water

stained glass (window); colored glass

delicate; dainty

a [kind of] traditional Thai dessert with basket-like base made from wheat—delicately woven and then baked. The basket is filled with sweetened shredded ripe coconut tinted with various colors.

scrubbing board; washboard

to move one's fingers

dorsal fin; mast

[is] sarcastic; disparaging; ironic

to splash; strike; paddle; slap

a small plot of farm land

[numerical classifier for small plots of farm land]

change purse

[ปลากระสร้อย] tiny freshwater fish, genus Rasbora

exult in; feel elated at

puffed up; complacent

thoroughly; completely