sting
This inherent distrust in their own cultural offerings
is a topic of constant analysis in Freud-obsessed Buenos Aires,
and when Campanella wrote it he knew it would sting.
stir
The finer the oats, the smoother the texture of your porridge,
but both will retain plenty of flavour.
The more you stir or whisk them as you cook,
the fluffier the resulting porridge -
presumably because you are releasing more starch -
just like making a risotto.
confer
That compulsion has resulted in robotics -
the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines.
congestion
Charlotte International, a US Airways hub
and one of the world's busiest airports,
opened its fourth runway, a 9,000-foot strip
that will allow traffic controllers to land
three planes simultaneously during congestion and bad weather.
evade
The former banker who helped Americans evade taxes
asked for an investigation of what he called
inaccurate statements made by federal authorities.
ferry
On the night of May 13, 1953, a British revenue officer
in Hong Kong, watching the midnight sailing
of the Hong Kong-Macao ferry, spotted a man swimming
in the dark water alongside the ferry's hull.
overnight
Have you seen the new movie Avatar yet?
Not yet! It is said that this movie won a big box office overnight.