BrE

/ə'mend/

AmE

/ə'mend/

verb, formal - to make changes to a legal document

BrE

/'ænjʊəl/

AmE

/'ænjʊəl/

adjective - happening once a year

BrE

/'bærɪstə/

AmE

/'bærɪstər/

noun - a lawyer (in Britain or Canada) who can argue cases in the higher courts

BrE

/'kɒndʌkt/

AmE

/'kɑ:ndʌkt/

noun - the act of directing or controlling something

BrE

/kən'trɪbju:t/

AmE

/kən'trɪbju:t/

verb - to give something (money etc.) in order to achieve something together with other people

BrE

/'dɪsəplɪnəri/

AmE

/'dɪsəplɪneri/

adjective - connected with discipline

BrE

/'drɑ:ft/

AmE

/'dræft/

verb - to write the first version of a piece of writing (an essay etc.)

BrE

/ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə/

AmE

/ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊr/

adjective - not safe

BrE

/ˌɪntə'rækʃn/

AmE

/ˌɪnt̬ə'rækʃn/

noun - a mutual action, communication between two people or groups of people

BrE

/'lɪvˌɒn/

AmE

/'lɪvˌɑ:n/

verb - to have enough money to be able to afford basic things

BrE

/men'tæləti/

AmE

/men'tælət̬i/

noun - a characteristic way of thinking, esp. when talking about a group of people

BrE

/'pætən/

AmE

/'pæt̬ərn/

noun - a thing according to which something happens

BrE

/sə'lɪsɪtə/

AmE

/sə'lɪsɪt̬ər/

noun - a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares legal documents and represents clients in lower courts

BrE

/'strʌgl/

AmE

/'strʌgl/

noun - the act of trying to overcome something very hard

BrE

/'sʌbdʒekt/

AmE

/'sʌbdʒekt/

adjective, formal - under the authority of, dependent on

BrE

/ˌtreɪ'ni:/

AmE

/ˌtreɪ'ni:/

noun - a person who is being trained

BrE

/'wɪm/

AmE

/'wɪm/

noun - a sudden unplanned wish or desire