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.