aviation : การบิน
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : the flying or operating of aircraft
Example : The Lao Airlines plane crash turns spotlight on safety amid Southeast Asia's aviation industry boom.
beef up : ทำให้แข็งแกร่ง
Part of Speech : verb
Meaning : to make something stronger or more effective
Example : The Chinese premier called on China and ASEAN to beef up cooperation in culture, science and people-to-people exchange.
bloc : กลุ่มประเทศ
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : a group of countries with common interests
Example : Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for enhanced partnership between the United Nations and Southeast Asian bloc to promote peace and sustainable development.
chairmanship : ตำแหน่งประธาน
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : the term of a chairman
Example : The concluding meetings of 23rd ASEAN Summit mark the end of Brunei Darussalam's chairmanship of ASEAN in 2013.
debris : เศษซาก
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : the scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
Example : The debris of a Lao Airlines plane washed ashore on the Mekong River, in Pakse, Laos.
epicentre (also epicenter) : จุดเหนือศูนย์เกิดแผ่นดินไหว
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : the point on the earth's surface that is directly above the point where an earthquake originates
Example : The epicentre of the latest quake was on the island of Bohol, about 600 km south of Manila.
pact : ความตกลงระหว่างประเทศ, สัญญา
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : a formal agreement
Example : Vietnam signed a nuclear pact with the United States.
pariah state : รัฐที่ไม่เป็นที่ยอมรับของสังคมนานาชาติ
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : a nation that is isolated from the rest of the world
Example : Myanmar, the former pariah state, will host the ASEAN chair for the first time in 2014.
sharia ( also shariah) : กฎหมายตามหลักศาสนาอิสลาม
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning: the system of religious laws that Muslims follows
Example : Brunei will enforce sharia criminal laws next year.
shutdown : การปิดทำการของหน่วยงานราชการ
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : a temporary halt in government services
Example : U.S. President Barack Obama called off plans to visit ASEAN countries due to the government shutdown.
tail end : ส่วนท้ายสุด
Part of Speech : noun
Meaning : the last part of something
Example : A senior aviation official of Lao Airlines said the tail end of typhoon Nari may have been a factor in the plane crash.
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