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The trunk is the boot, but the boot is a clamp. The top is the hood, while the hood is the bonnet. A cart is a trolley, but a trolley is a tram, and a tram is an aerial ropeway.
Confused? This modest American-English to English-English and English-English to American-English dictionary is intended to clear the waters of the ocean that joins the English-speaking peoples.
© 2006-2021 J.D.H. Smith
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English English
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A
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ARM
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tracker mortgage
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A-shirt
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singlet
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Asian
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East Asian
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athletics
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sport
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ATM
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hole in the wall
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ATV
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quad bike
(literally: a two-wheeled vehicle with four wheels)
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B
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backhead (of boiler)
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faceplate
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baked potato
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jacket potato
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bakery
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confectioner
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baking soda
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baking powder
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banger
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gang member
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baseboard
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skirting
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basement
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cellar
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bathrobe
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dressing gown
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BB gun
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air pistol
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beater
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(old) banger
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beefeater
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person who eats beef
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bellhop
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(hotel) porter
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biking
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cycling
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bill (currency)
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banknote
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billion
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thousand million
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birder
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twitcher
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biscuit
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scone
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blinders
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blinkers
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boardwalk
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(seaside) pier
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bodega
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off-licence
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boot (on car)
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clamp
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bowling pin
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skittle
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brat
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sausage
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brush (teeth)
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clean (teeth)
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bum
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tramp
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bus
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bus or coach
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butt
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bum
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C
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caboose
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guard's van
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can (of food)
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tin
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cane
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(walking) stick
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car (of train)
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(passenger) coach, (freight) wagon
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cart (shopping)
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trolley
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cell phone
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mobile (phone)
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Chapter 11 (bankruptcy)
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in administration
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checkers
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draughts
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chips
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crisps
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Chuck
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Charlie
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Chutes and Ladders
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Snakes and Ladders
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coat
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jacket
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conductor (on train)
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guard
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cord (electrical)
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flex
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corn
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maize, corn-on-the-cob
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could care less
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couldn't care less
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counterclockwise
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anticlockwise
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cutlery
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kitchen knives
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D
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diaper
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nappy
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dish soap
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washing up liquid
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doing the dishes
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washing up
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drugstore
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chemist
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duct tape
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gaffer tape
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dumpster
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skip
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E
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elevator
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lift; (grain) silo
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engineer (locomotive)
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engine driver
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Episcopalian
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Anglican
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express
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parcels
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F
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faculty
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(university) staff
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fag (perj.)
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(male) homosexual
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far-sighted
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long-sighted
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fender (of car)
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wing, mudguard
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filibuster
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talk (bill) out of time
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fired (employee)
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sacked
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first floor
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ground floor
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fishing pole
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fishing rod
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fish stick
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fish finger
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flashlight
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torch
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flat
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puncture
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flatware
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cutlery and crockery
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fluesheet (of boiler)
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tubeplate
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flyer
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leaflet
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foamer
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gricer
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football
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American football (where hands are used to carry and throw the ball)
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freeway (possibly with tolls)
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motorway
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French fries
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chips
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frosting (on cake)
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icing
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G
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garbage
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rubbish
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gas(oline)
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petrol
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gear
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kit
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girl scout
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girl guide
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glasses
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spectacles
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goon
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thug
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grade crossing
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level crossing
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graduate student
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postgraduate student
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green onion
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spring onion
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ground (electrical)
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earth
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ground beef
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minced beef
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grunt
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squaddy
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half staff
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half mast
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handicapped parking
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disabled parking
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Hank
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Harry
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headlight
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headlamp
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hide-and-go-seek
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hide-and-seek
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high school
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sixth form college
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highway
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main road
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hockey
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ice hockey
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home inspection
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house survey
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hood (of car)
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bonnet
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hoof-and-mouth disease
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foot and mouth disease
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industrial park
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industrial estate
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intermission (theatre, concert)
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interval
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interstate (highway)
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motorway
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IV
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drip
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J
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jelly
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jam
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jello
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jelly
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jump rope
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skipping rope
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K
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kerosene
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paraffin
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L
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lane
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carriageway
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laundromat
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laundrette
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liberal
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left-wing
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line (stand in)
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queue
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liquor store
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off-licence
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local
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union branch
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loo
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lieutenant
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loppers
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pruning shears
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lost and found
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lost property
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lumber
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timber
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lunch truck
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snack van
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M
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mad
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angry
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Main Street
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High Street
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mall
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shopping centre
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midway
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fairground
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motor car
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platelayers' trolley
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multiple-choice question
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tick-box question
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muriatic acid
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hydrochloric acid
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N
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Napa cabbage
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Chinese leaf
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napkin
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serviette
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National Guard
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Territorial Army
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near-sighted
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short-sighted
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nerd
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anorak
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O
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oatmeal (hot)
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porridge
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outage
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power cut
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P
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pants
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trousers
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parking garage
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(multi-storey) car park
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parkway
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clearway
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pavement
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road
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penitentiary
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prison
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period (punctuation)
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full stop
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pharmacist
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chemist
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pink slip
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P45
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pinky
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little finger
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pin (lapel)
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badge
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pocketbook
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purse
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Ponzi scheme
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pyramid scheme
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poop
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poo
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potluck
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Jacob's join
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pound sign
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hash mark
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produce
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fruit and vegetables
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public housing
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council house
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public school
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state school
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purse
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handbag
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Quonsett hut
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Nissen hut
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R
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ramp (freeway)
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slip road
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rappel
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abseil
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realtor
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estate agent
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rental car
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hire car
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Republican
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member of the Republican Party
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ride
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lift
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rock
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stone
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rubber (hygienic)
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condom
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sacking
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tackling
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sailboat
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yacht
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sanitary napkin
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tampon
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Saran Wrap®
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cling film
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school
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school or university
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Scotch® tape
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Sellotape®
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sedan
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saloon (car)
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set-top box
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digibox
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shoestring
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shoelace
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shorts
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pants
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skid loader
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mini-tracker
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skillet
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frying-pan
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smokestack
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chimney
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sneakers
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trainers
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sod
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turf
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solicitor
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hawker (door-to-door salesman)
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spelunking
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potholing
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stack (smoke-)
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chimney
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station wagon
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estate car
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stroller
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buggy
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sucker
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lollipop
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supervisor (county)
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county councillor
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switch (railroad activity)
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shunt
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switch (railroad track)
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points
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T
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table (a motion)
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withdraw
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tacky
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naff
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Taps
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Last Post
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tea towel
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teacloth
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teeter-totter
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see-saw
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throttle (of steam locomotive)
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regulator
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tie (railroad)
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sleeper
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tie (result of a sporting match)
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draw
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"Times" (newspaper)
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top (of convertible)
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hood
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track and field
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athletics
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traffic circle
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roundabout
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tram
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aerial ropeway
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transportation
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transport
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trash
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rubbish
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trash talk
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sledging
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trillion
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billion
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trolley
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tram
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truck farm
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market garden
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trunk (of car)
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boot
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turned on/off
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switched on/off
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tuxedo
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dinner jacket
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undershirt
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vaudeville
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music hall
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vest
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waistcoat
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W
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walker
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Zimmer frame
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wedding band
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wedding ring
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weed-eater, weed-whacker
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strimmer
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windshield
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windscreen
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wrench
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spanner
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yard
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garden
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Z
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zee
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zed
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zip code
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postcode
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English English
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American English
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abseil
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rappel
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(in) administration
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Chapter 11 (bankruptcy)
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air pistol
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BB gun
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Anglican
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Episcopalian
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anorak
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nerd
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anticlockwise
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counterclockwise
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ASBO
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Anti-Social Behaviour Order
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Asian
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South Asian
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athletics
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track and field
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B
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badge (lapel)
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pin
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baking powder
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baking soda
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banger
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sausage
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banger (old)
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beater
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beefeater
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Yeoman Warder (guard at the Tower of London)
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billion
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trillion
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biscuit
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cookie
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blinkers
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blinders
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bonnet (of car)
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hood
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boot (of car)
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trunk
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brat
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obnoxious child
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buggy
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stroller
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bum
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butt
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C
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cane
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bamboo stick used for corporal punishment
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carriageway
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lane
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cellar
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basement
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Charlie
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Chuck
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chemist (cash)
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pharmacist, drugstore
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chimney
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smokestack
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Chinese leaf
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Napa cabbage
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chips
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French fries
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clamp (on car)
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boot
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clean (teeth)
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brush (teeth)
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clearway
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parkway
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cling film
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Saran Wrap®
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coach (of train)
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passenger car
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coach (road)
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long-distance bus
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confectioner
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bakery
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council house
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public housing
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councillor (county)
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county supervisor
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crisps
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chips
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crockery
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flatware (plates and dushes)
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cutlery
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flatware (knives, forks, spoons)
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cycling
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biking
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cwt. (hundredweight)
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112 pounds
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D
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digibox
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set-top box
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dinner jacket
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tuxedo
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disabled parking
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handicapped parking
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draughts
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checkers
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draw (result of a sporting match)
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tie
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dressing gown
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bathrobe
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drip
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IV
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driver (engine)
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engineer
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E
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earth (electrical)
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ground
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estate agent
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realtor
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estate car
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station wagon
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F
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faceplate (of boiler)
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backhead
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faculty
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(university) department
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fag (colloq.)
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cigarette
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fairground
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midway
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fish finger
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fish stick
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fishing rod
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fishing pole
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flat
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apartment
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flex (electrical)
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cord
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foot and mouth disease
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hoof-and-mouth disease
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football
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soccer
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fortnight
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two weeks
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frying-pan
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skillet
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full stop
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period
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G
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gaffer tape
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duct tape
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garden
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yard
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girl guide
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girl scout
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goon
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comedian
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gricer
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foamer
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ground floor
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first floor
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guard (on train)
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conductor
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guard's van
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caboose
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H
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half mast
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half staff
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handbag
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purse
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Harry
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Hank
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hash mark
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pound sign
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headlamp
|
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headlight
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hide-and-seek
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hide-and-go-seek
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High Street
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Main Street
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hire car
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rental car
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hockey
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field hockey
|
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hole in the wall
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ATM
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hood (of car)
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(convertible) top
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|
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house survey
|
|
home inspection
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|
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hundredweight
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112 pounds
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I
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icing (on cake)
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frosting
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industrial estate
|
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industrial park
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interval (theater, concert)
|
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intermission
|
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J
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jacket
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coat
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jacket potato
|
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baked potato
|
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jam
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jelly
|
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jelly
|
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jello
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Jacob's join
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potluck
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K
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kit
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gear
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L
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Last Post
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Taps
|
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laundrette
|
|
laundromat
|
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leaflet
|
|
flyer
|
|
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level crossing
|
|
grade crossing
|
|
|
liberal
|
|
centrist
|
|
|
lift
|
|
elevator; ride
|
|
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local
|
|
neighborhood bar
|
|
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lollipop
|
|
sucker
|
|
|
lollipop (wo)man
|
|
school crossing guard
|
|
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long-sighted
|
|
far-sighted
|
|
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loo
|
|
toilet
|
|
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lorry
|
|
(road) truck (heavier than a pickup)
|
|
|
lost property
|
|
lost and found
|
|
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lumber
|
|
junk
|
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M
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mad
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|
crazy
|
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market garden
|
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truck farm
|
|
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minced beef
|
|
ground beef
|
|
|
mini-tracker
|
|
skid loader
|
|
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mobile (phone)
|
|
cell phone
|
|
|
motor car
|
|
automobile
|
|
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motorway
|
|
freeway (possibly with tolls)
|
|
|
multi-storey car park
|
|
parking garage
|
|
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music hall
|
|
vaudeville
|
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N
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naff
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tacky
|
|
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nappy
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diaper
|
|
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nearside (of vehicle)
|
|
passenger side
|
|
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Nissen hut
|
|
Quonsett hut
|
|
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nought
|
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zero, nothing
|
|
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O
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off-licence
|
|
bodega, liquor store
|
|
|
offside (of vehicle)
|
|
driver's side
|
|
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P
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|
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P45
|
|
pink slip
|
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pants
|
|
shorts
|
|
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paraffin
|
|
kerosene
|
|
|
pavement
|
|
sidewalk
|
|
|
petrol
|
|
gasoline
|
|
|
pier (seaside)
|
|
boardwalk
|
|
|
points (railway track)
|
|
switch
|
|
|
poo
|
|
poop
|
|
|
poop
|
|
rear deck of ship
|
|
|
porridge
|
|
oatmeal (hot)
|
|
|
porter (hotel)
|
|
bellhop
|
|
|
postcode
|
|
zip code
|
|
|
postgraduate student
|
|
graduate student
|
|
|
potholing
|
|
spelunking
|
|
|
power cut
|
|
outage
|
|
|
pruning shears
|
|
loppers
|
|
|
public house
|
|
bar
|
|
|
public school
|
|
private school
|
|
|
purse
|
|
pocketbook
|
|
|
pyramid scheme
|
|
Ponzi scheme
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q
|
|
|
|
|
quad bike
(literally: a two-wheeled vehicle with four wheels)
|
|
ATV
|
|
|
queue
|
|
(stand in) line
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R
|
|
|
|
|
rambling
|
|
hiking
|
|
|
rates
|
|
property taxes
|
|
|
regulator (of steam locomotive)
|
|
throttle
|
|
|
Republican
|
|
Irish nationalist
|
|
|
roundabout
|
|
traffic circle
|
|
|
rubber (stationery)
|
|
eraser
|
|
|
rubbish
|
|
garbage, trash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
sacked (employee)
|
|
fired
|
|
|
saloon (car)
|
|
sedan
|
|
|
school
|
|
grade school
|
|
|
scone
|
|
biscuit
|
|
|
see-saw
|
|
teeter-totter
|
|
|
Sellotape®
|
|
Scotch® tape
|
|
|
serviette
|
|
napkin
|
|
|
shoelace
|
|
shoestring
|
|
|
shopping centre
|
|
mall
|
|
|
shorts
|
|
short pants
|
|
|
short-sighted
|
|
near-sighted
|
|
|
shunt (railway activity)
|
|
switch
|
|
|
singlet
|
|
A-shirt
|
|
|
sixth form college
|
|
high school
|
|
|
skip
|
|
dumpster
|
|
|
skipping rope
|
|
jump rope
|
|
|
skirting
|
|
baseboard
|
|
|
skittle
|
|
bowling pin
|
|
|
sledging
|
|
trash talk
|
|
|
sleeper
|
|
(railroad) tie
|
|
|
slip road
|
|
freeway ramp
|
|
|
snack van
|
|
lunch truck
|
|
|
Snakes and Ladders
|
|
Chutes and Ladders
|
|
|
solicitor
|
|
attorney
|
|
|
spanner
|
|
wrench
|
|
|
spectacles
|
|
glasses
|
|
|
spring onion
|
|
green onion
|
|
|
squaddy
|
|
grunt
|
|
|
stick (walking-)
|
|
cane
|
|
|
stone
|
|
rock
|
|
|
stone (weight)
|
|
14 pounds
|
|
|
strimmer
|
|
weed-eater, weed-whacker
|
|
|
switched on/off
|
|
turned on/off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T
|
|
|
|
|
table (a motion)
|
|
propose
|
|
|
talk (bill) out of time
|
|
filibuster
|
|
|
teacloth
|
|
tea towel
|
|
|
Territorial Army
|
|
National Guard
|
|
|
tick-box question
|
|
multiple-choice question
|
|
|
"Times" (newspaper)
|
|
The London "Times"
|
|
|
tin (of food)
|
|
can
|
|
|
torch
|
|
flashlight
|
|
|
tracker mortgage
|
|
ARM
|
|
|
trainers
|
|
sneakers
|
|
|
tramp
|
|
bum
|
|
|
transport
|
|
transportation
|
|
|
transportation
|
|
punishment by exile (to Australia, Georgia, or other penal colony)
|
|
|
trolley (supermarket)
|
|
(shopping) cart
|
|
|
tubeplate (of boiler)
|
|
fluesheet
|
|
|
turf
|
|
sod
|
|
|
twitcher
|
|
birder
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
V
|
|
|
|
|
vest
|
|
undershirt
|
|
|
vicar
|
|
Anglican (Episcopalian) priest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W
|
|
|
|
|
wagon (of train)
|
|
freight car
|
|
|
waistcoat
|
|
vest
|
|
|
walking stick
|
|
cane
|
|
|
washing up
|
|
doing the dishes
|
|
|
washing up liquid
|
|
dish soap
|
|
|
wedding ring
|
|
wedding band
|
|
|
windscreen
|
|
windshield
|
|
|
wing (of car)
|
|
fender
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
yacht
|
|
sailboat
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Z
|
|
|
|
|
zed
|
|
zee
|
|
|
Zimmer frame
|
|
walker
|
|
|
|
|
|
|