The adjective impartial means to be neutral, i.e., not supporting any side in a disagreement, conflict, or contest. The noun form is impartiality (im par she AL a ti).

''In my life, I have never been impartial when it comes to choosing between right and wrong, good and bad, democratic and undemocratic,'' the former prime minister said.

Many would like to see the leaders of the US, UK and Israel also face an honest and impartial judge.

The recommendations call for the government to initiate prompt, impartial, independent and effective investigations into all alleged human rights abuses.

Two candidates for the commission appear to face most questions about their political impartiality.

The adjective lukewarm means to be not interested in or enthusiastic about something. Lukewarm can also refer to something that is slightly warm.

He said dairy farmers normally dependent on ready-made feeds were lukewarm, if not reluctant, to switch to organic milk production.

That album, which is quite different to her latest release, received a lukewarm reception, both commercially and critically.

Analysts gave a lukewarm response to the news, suggesting it would take a much bigger investment to keep pace with the likes of Intel and Samsung Electronics, which are far more profitable.

One colleague was unhappily surprised to find lukewarm tea served at a five-star hotel.

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The noun upkeep refers to the process or cost of keeping something, e.g., a building, machine or piece of land in good condition.

Mr Chaiwat admitted that much of the equipment in the park was old, and the people in charge of maintenance might not be paying enough attention to its upkeep.

Mrs Somsong said she made a profit of about 10,000 baht a month but this money was all spent on the upkeep of her shop and paying house rent, water and electricity bills and other daily expenses.

To date the tournament has raised over US$140,000 for the upkeep of elephants and mahouts in the country.

If you think the recipient of your gift has is responsible enough to look after a pet, and can provide the right environment for one, are you also sure that they will be able to afford its upkeep?

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The adjective inbound means travelling towards a particular point, particular into a city – the opposite of outbound.

The one-month closure of the flyover’s inbound section on the major highway started yesterday.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is determined to overcome the two challenges in its mission to make China the country's top inbound travel market, generating 60 billion baht in income within five years.

Airlines were broadcasting messages on selected inbound flights advising passengers to report symptoms such as sudden fever.

The trucks blocked both inbound and outbound lanes of the national highway between the 99km and 100km markers at 2pm yesterday.

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The verb resonate resonate means to be similar to what someone thinks or believes.

Mr Hatoyama, 62, the wealthy grandson of a former prime minister, often invoked change during the campaign, a theme that resonated with voters, even if they were unsure his party would pull Japan out of its worst recession in 60 years.

``Africa's future is up to Africans,'' Mr Obama said in a keynote speech to the Ghanaian parliament which he hoped would resonate across the continent.

The budget-minded approach is one that seems to resonate with readers.

Despite the political differences, the two societies share a common cultural background, a major reason why Chu's comics resonate in China.

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The verb swoop means to make a sudden attack on a place or group of people in order to surround and catch them. Swoop can also mean to move quickly down from the air, usually to make an attack.

“Senior police say they are about to swoop on drug dealers who have stored over 100 million speed pills in Bangkok apartments.

Officers swooped after Mr Sayan pulled into his house.

It wasn't the traditional fighter jets that swooped low over Veterans Affairs Minister Alan Griffin but a flock of homing pigeons released from cages.

Police in northwest England swooped on Wednesday ahead of the Christian Easter holiday long weekend.

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The noun indifference means to have a lack of interest or sympathy. The adjective form is indifferent.

And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders, Mr Obama said.

When the rural people she worked with were faced with police batons, threats of imprisonment and indifference from the authorities and city people, Wanida tirelessly to push their agenda into the public view.

Sanan, who is a key member of the Chart Thai Pattana Party, said the PM must not ignore or be indifferent to the thoughts and feeling of coalition partners.

The Burmese regime mostly acts in ways that seem quite indifferent to economic progress and modernisation

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The adjective crooked means dishonest.

Illegal businesses will continue to trouble Suvarnabhumi airport while crooked airport administrators are allowed to work closely with criminal networks, staff say.

The informant, a real estate developer charged with bank fraud three years ago, posed as a crooked businessman and paid public officials tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to get approvals for buildings and other projects in New Jersey, authorities said.

``There is a possibility certain crooked traders have smuggled products across the borders and used farmers' proxies to participate in the scheme.''

The white plastic cards were used in agreement with some crooked merchants who simply placed them in the terminal and punched in the amount they desired.

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The verb heed (or the expression pay heed to) means to consider someone’s advice or warning and do what they suggest.

Worried about the tensions, Gen Boonsrang called on nationalists to pay heed to warnings by the military not to let the situation get out of control and stressed that the overlapping area of 4.6 sq km would be handled by the authorities and legal experts.

Sadly, the government did not pay heed to the survey results, said Thai Rath.

Truck drivers are the latest group to demand cheap diesel and other assistance from the government and have threatened to go on strike and protest in Bangkok if the government fails to heed their demands in seven days.

The chance for farmers to benefit from higher rice prices would disappear over the next five years if we lack good preparation, and the government itself pays less heed to research and development,'' said Mr Somporn.

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The adjective untoward means unexpected and inconvenient or unpleasant.

‘‘I do not believe Thai people want to see untoward incidents,’’ the police chief said.

Beijing officials, however, say that nothing untoward has happened to the family.

``To date, no untoward incident has been reported and the deportation exercise is being carried out smoothly,'' he told reporters.

Hopefully, Shin Corp's experience will serve as a case study in assessing the untoward consequences which may occur and prompt Tesco Lotus to reconsider its position.

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The noun vial refers to a small glass bottle, especially one containing liquid medicine.

GPO managing director Witit Artavatkun yesterday said 1,270 vials, each containing 0.7ml of the vaccine, were labelled and stored in a temperature-controlled room awaiting sterilisation tests.

Dr Werwath arrived with Joshua's first vial of Iplex at 9:10am on Wednesday, March 25.

Helped by attendants, the sick bathe in pools of the cool water and take it home in plastic jugs and vials in the shape of the Virgin Mary.

Graham was the person responsible for providing a vial of ``the clear,'' a then undetectable steroid to the USADA.

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