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/ˌwʌn ɑ:ftə ə'nʌðə/

AmE

/ˌwʌn æftər ə'nʌðər/

phrase - one by one; in a series

BrE

/'eks/

AmE

/'eks/

noun, informal - a person who was your partner in the past

BrE

/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/

AmE

/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/

noun - a mixture of good and bad things in a particular situation, e.g. in a relationship

BrE

/ˌlʊk 'aʊt fɔ:/

AmE

/ˌlʊk 'aʊt fɔ:r/

verb - to take care of someone

BrE

/'lɒŋrʌnɪŋ/

AmE

/'lɑ:ŋrʌnɪŋ/

adjective - lasting a long time

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/'fri:ki/

AmE

/'fri:ki/

adjective, informal - very unusual in an unpleasant or strange way

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/'rɪŋ/

AmE

/'rɪŋ/

noun - the sound a bell makes

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/get ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/

AmE

/get ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

BrE

/ə'sɜ:tɪvnəs/

AmE

/ə'sɜ:rt̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of not being frightened to say what you want

BrE

/meɪk endz 'mi:t/

AmE

/meɪk endz 'mi:t/

verb - to have just enough money to pay for necessary things

BrE

/nəʊ 'wʌndə/

AmE

/noʊ 'wʌndər/

phrase - used to express that something is not surprising

BrE

/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

AmE

/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

BrE

/ˌeɪprəl 'fu:lz ˌdeɪ/

AmE

/ˌeɪprəl 'fu:lz ˌdeɪ/

noun - the 1st of April, the day when people in many countries play tricks on each other

BrE

/ˌgʌvənɪŋ 'bɒdi/

AmE

/ˌgʌvərnɪŋ 'bɑ:di/

noun - the group of officials that manages or controls the activities of country or organization

BrE

/ˌmeɪk ə 'pɔɪnt ɒv/

AmE

/ˌmeɪk ə 'pɔɪnt ɑ:v/

verb - to make sure you do something because it is important to you