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/bə'fɔ:hænd/

AmE

/bə'fɔ:rhænd/

adverb - before something else happens

BrE

/'dɪlədʒnt/

AmE

/'dɪlədʒnt/

adjective - being careful and thorough, and using a lot of effort

BrE

/'ʌltɪmətli/

AmE

/'ʌltɪmətli/

adverb - in the end

BrE

/'saɪləns/

AmE

/'saɪləns/

verb - to make somebody stop talking, to make something stop making sounds

BrE

/'kɑ:mɪŋ/

AmE

/'kɑ:mɪŋ/

adjective - making people quiet and peaceful

BrE

/ˌæzəˌmætərəf'fækt/

AmE

/ˌæzəˌmæt̬ərəf'fækt/

adverb - actually, in fact

BrE

/'ˌʌnɪˌməʊʃənəli/

AmE

/'ˌʌnəˌmoʊʃənəli/

adverb - without showing emotions

BrE

/ˌmætərəf'fæktli/

AmE

/ˌmæt̬ərəf'fæktli/

adverb - without showing emotions, unemotionally

BrE

/ˌmɔ:r ə 'les/

AmE

/ˌmɔ:r ər 'les/

phrase - almost, very nearly

BrE

/'sɒft drɪŋk/

AmE

/'sɑ:ft drɪŋk/

noun - a cold drink that doesn't contain alcohol

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/'prəʊb/

AmE

/'prəʊb/

noun - a long metal tool that doctors use to examine the inside of someone's body

BrE

/'ɒzi/

AmE

/'ɑ:si/

noun, informal - a person from Australia (informal)

BrE

/'ɒzi/

AmE

/'ɑ:si/

adjective, informal - connected with or coming from Australia (informal)

BrE

/ˌbætʃələ'ret/

AmE

/ˌbætʃələ'ret/

noun, American English - a young woman who is not married

BrE

/ˌnəʊ'nɒnsns/

AmE

/ˌnoʊ'nɑ:nsens/

adjective - very serious and direct, without foolishness