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/ɪ'læbəreɪt/

AmE

/ɪ'læbəreɪt/

verb - to give more details about something, or to develop a plan or idea

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/'kɒstli/

AmE

/'kɑ:stli/

adjective - causing problems, damage or loss

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/rɪ'zɔ:t/

AmE

/rɪ'zɔ:rt/

verb - to do something difficult or extreme, because you have no other choice

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/'tɒm/

AmE

/'tɑ:m/

noun - a man's name, short for Thomas

BrE

/'səʊfi/

AmE

/'soʊfi/

noun - a woman's name

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/ˌlɑ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/

AmE

/ˌlæst rɪ'zɔ:rt/

noun - situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left

BrE

/ˌdʒɔ:dʒi'ɑ:nə/

AmE

/ˌdʒɔ:rdʒi'ænə/

noun - a woman's name

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/'eɪlmə/

AmE

/'eɪlmər/

noun - a man's name

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/træn'spaɪə/

AmE

/træn'spaɪər/

verb, formal - to happen

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/pɒt'lʌk/

AmE

/pɒ:t'lʌk/

noun - something that happened or is found by chance, rather than being planned or chosen

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/ə'skraɪb/

AmE

/ə'skraɪb/

verb - to consider that something is caused, owned, or created by something or someone

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/'lɑ:və/

AmE

/'lɑ:rvə/

noun - a young insect that has just come out of an egg and looks like a worm

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/vaɪ'tæləti/

AmE

/vaɪ'tælət̬i/

noun - strength and energy

BrE

/'ænti:dəʊt/

AmE

/'ænti:dəʊt/

noun - a chemical used to reverse the action of a poison

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/'ʌlsə/

AmE

/'ʌlsər/

noun - an open painful sore that is slowly healing