BrE

/ə'bændən/

AmE

/ə'bændən/

verb - to leave someone (esp. someone who needs you)

BrE

/'æksɪdənt/

AmE

/'æksɪdənt/

noun - something unpleasant that happens by chance (not planned)

BrE

/ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

AmE

/ə'pɑ:lədʒaɪz/

verb - to say that you are sorry and regret having done something

BrE

/ə'tɜ:nɪ/

AmE

noun, American English - a person who speaks for people in the court and/or gives them advice about the law

BrE

/'ɔ:səm/

AmE

/'ɔ:səm/

adjective - absolutely excellent or great

BrE

/ˌbi: sə'pəʊst tʊ/

AmE

/ˌbi: sə'poʊst tʊ/

verb - be required / expected to do something

BrE

/'bləʊ/

AmE

/'bloʊ/

verb - to let air out of your mouth quickly

BrE

/ˌbɜ:n'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌbɜ:rn'daʊn/

verb - to destroy a building by fire

BrE

/'keɪs/

AmE

/'keɪs/

noun - an example of something, a situation solved by the police, a detective or a court

BrE

/'kɔ:t/

AmE

/'kɔ:rt/

noun - a place where people are judged, where it is decided whether somebody is guilty or innocent

BrE

/dɪ'zɜ:v/

AmE

/dɪ'zɜ:rv/

verb - to earn something good or bad because of what you have done

BrE

/ɪm'bærəst/

AmE

/ɪm'bærəst/

adjective - feeling silly or awkward, especially in front of people

BrE

/fə'gɪv/

AmE

/fər'gɪv/

verb - to stop being angry about something bad that somebody has done to you

BrE

/'græb/

AmE

/'græb/

verb - to take hold of something suddenly

BrE

/'graʊndɪd/

AmE

/'graʊndɪd/

adjective - not allowed to leave the house (as a form of punishment)

BrE

/'hæpən/

AmE

/'hæpən/

verb - to take place

BrE

/ˌhaʊzɪŋ dɪ'veləpmənt/

AmE

/ˌhaʊzɪŋ dɪ'veləpmənt/

noun - an area where a large number of similar houses are built (at the same time by one company)

BrE

/'hʌg/

AmE

/'hʌg/

noun - an act of putting your arms around somebody to show affection

BrE

/aɪ'dɪə/

AmE

/aɪ'dɪə/

noun - a thought, a mental picture

BrE

/ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃn/

noun - an act of asking somebody to come to a place with you (a party, a restaurant etc.)

BrE

/'dʒeɪl/

AmE

/'dʒeɪl/

noun - a prison, a building where criminals are kept

BrE

/'lɔ:ɪə/

AmE

/'lɔ:ɪər/

noun - a person who has been educated in law and whose job is connected with law

BrE

/ˌli:gl'gɑ:rdiən/

AmE

/ˌli:gl'gɑ:rdiən/

noun, formal - a person who has legal responsibilty for a minor (a child or a young person)

BrE

/ˌlɒkt'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌlɑ:kt'ʌp/

adjective - in prison

BrE

/'maɪnd/

AmE

/'maɪnd/

verb - to dislike something, to have something against

BrE

/ˌnekst'dɔ:/

AmE

/ˌnekst'dɔ:r/

adverb - living in a flat or house next to somebody

BrE

/'ɒfə/

AmE

/'ɑ:fər/

verb - to ask if somebody would like something

BrE

/prə'beɪʃn/

AmE

/proʊ'beɪʃn/

noun - a period of time when a criminal is released and has to behave well

BrE

/'kwɪt/

AmE

/'kwɪt/

verb - to stop doing something

BrE

/rɪsˌpɒnsɪ'bɪləti/

AmE

/rɪsˌpɒnsɪ'bɪləti/

noun - ability to be trusted or relied on

BrE

/'smɑ:t/

AmE

/'smɑ:rt/

adjective - clever, intelligent, quick to understand and learn

BrE

/'sɒlv/

AmE

/'sɑ:lv/

verb - to find the answer to a question or problem, to find a way of dealing with a difficult situation

BrE

/'sti:l/

AmE

/'sti:l/

verb - to take something that is not yours

BrE

/'stʌf/

AmE

/'stʌf/

noun, informal - things (usually unspecified)

BrE

/sə'pəʊz/

AmE

/sə'poʊz/

verb - to think, to have an opinion that

BrE

/'tri:t/

AmE

/'tri:t/

verb - to behave somehow towards a person

BrE

/ʌn'pæk/

AmE

/ʌn'pæk/

verb - to take things out of luggage or a package