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  • bump into - to meet unexpectedly; to cross paths พบโดยบังเอิญ
  • bumper - a bar fixed to the front and back of a car, etc. to reduce the effect if it hits anything เครื่องกันชน
  • bungled - done in a careless or stupid way ผิดพลาด
  • bunker - a strongly built shelter for soldiers or guns, usually underground หลุมหลบภัย, ที่กำบัง
  • Bureau of the Royal Household - an agency of the Monarchy of Thailand, responsible for the upkeep of the royal palaces, royal ceremonies, public relations and the management of the royal finances สำนักพระราชวัง
  • bureaucrats - people who work in government departments ข้าราชการ
  • buried - covered completely by something ฝัง
  • burst into tears - to suddenly start to cry
  • burst its banks (of a river) - to flood; to have water go over the sides ล้นตลิ่ง
  • bury the hatchet - to stop being unfriendly and become friends again หยุดต่อสู้, เลิกโต้เถียง
  • bust-up - a bad argument or very angry disagreement การโต้เถียงรุนแรง
  • buttonhole - a hole on a piece of clothing for a button to be put through รังดุม
  • by contrast - different from ตรงข้ามกับ
  • cabinet - the group of government ministers who make and approve government policy คณะรัฐมนตรี
  • cabinet minister - a member of the group of government ministers who make and approve government policy รัฐมนตรี
  • cabinet portfolio - control over a ministry; all the responsibilities of a government minister ตำแหน่งรัฐมนตรี
  • cabinet seat - the position of a minister, i.e., a member of the cabinet, the group of government ministers who make and approve government policy รัฐมนตรี
  • cage - a container made of wire or metal bars and used for keeping birds or animals in กรง
  • calculator - a small electronic device for calculating with numbers เครื่องคิดเลข
  • calm - peaceful and quiet; without anxiety ใจเย็น,ไม่ตื่นเต้น, สงบ
  • camaraderie - a feeling of friendship and trust among people who work or spend a lot of time together ความเป็นมิตร, ความสัมพันธ์ที่ดี
  • camp out - to sleep outside, with or without a tent or other shelter, to stay in a place without the furniture and equipment that you normally have ตั้งค่ายพัก, พักแรม
  • campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change, to take part in a planned series of activities (a campaign) designed to persuade voters to vote for a particular candidate or political party รณรงค์หาเสียง การรณรงค์
  • campaign trail - the events and activities that are part of an election campaign กิจกรรมในการรณรงค์หาสียง
  • campaigner - a person who is campaigning or is helping someone to campaign
  • campus - the buildings of a university or college and the land around them พื้นที่ที่เป็นที่ตั้งของมหาวิทยาลัย
  • candidacy - the fact of being a candidate (= a person competing for a position) in an election การเป็นผู้สมัคร,การเสนอตัว
  • candidate - a person who is trying to be elected, a person who is trying to win an elected position, one of the people being considered for a job ตัวแทนที่ส่งเข้ารับตำแหน่ง ผู้สมัคร ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
  • canned - prepared beforehand; used again and again; not original เตรียมล่วงหน้า
  • canvas - a strong heavy rough material used for making tents, sails, etc., or, in this case, the floor of a boxing ring ผ้าใบ,เต็นท์, พื้นเวทีมวย

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