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British English
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American English
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unalike
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unlike
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underground (train), tube
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subway
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underlay
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carpet pad
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undertaker
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mortician
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vacuum flask
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thermos bottle
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valour
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valor
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value
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appraise
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vapour
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vapor
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veranda
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porch
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verge (of a road)
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shoulder
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vest
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undershirt
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veterinary surgeon
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veterinarian
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vigour
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vigor
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wagon
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freight car
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wagon (on a train)
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car
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waistcoat
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vest
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walking frame
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walker
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wallet
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wallet, billfold
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wardrobe
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closet
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warehouse
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storehouse
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water ice
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Italian ice
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weatherboard
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clapboard
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wellington boots
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rubber boots, rain boots
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whisky
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whisky/whiskey
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white coffee
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coffee with cream
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white spirit
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mineral spirits
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wholemeal bread
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wholewheat bread
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wilful
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willful
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wind
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gas
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windcheater
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windbreaker
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windscreen
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windshield
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wing (of a car)
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fender
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woolen
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woolen
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worktop
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countertop
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Yale lock
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cylinder lock
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year
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grade
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zebra crossing
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crosswalk
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zed (letter Z)
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zee
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zip
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zipper
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Friday, 27 September 2013
British English and American English - U, V, W, X, Y, Z
British English and American English - T
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British English
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American English
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takeaway (food)
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takeout; to go
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tap
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faucet
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taxi
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cab, taxi, taxi cab
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taxi rank
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taxi stand
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tea towel
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dish towel
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teleprinter
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teletypewriter
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telly (informal), TV
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television, TV
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term
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semester
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terrace house
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row house
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the cinema
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the movies
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The Plough
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Big Dipper
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theatre
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theater
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theatre
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theater
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third-party insurance
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liability insurance
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tick
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check, check mark
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ticket tout
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scalper
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tights
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pantyhose
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timber
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lumber
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timetable
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schedule
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tin
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can
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titbit
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tidbit
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to bath
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to bathe
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to fill in
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to fill out
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to hire
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to rent
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to lay the table
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to set the table
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to queue
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to line up
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to ring
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to call
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to wash
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wash up
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toffee apple
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candy apple
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toilet, loo
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bathroom, rest room
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toll motorway
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toll road, turnpike
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torch
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flashlight
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touch wood
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knock on wood
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tournament
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tourney
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town centre
city centre |
downtown, city center
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trade fair
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trade show
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trade union
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labor union
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trading estate
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industrial park
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traffic police
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traffic cops
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trainers
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sneakers
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tram
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streetcar; cable car
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transport cafe
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truck stop
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travelled
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traveled
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trolley
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shopping cart, cart
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trousers
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pants, trousers
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tumour
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tumor
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twelve-bore
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twelve-gauge
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tyre
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tire
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