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/ɒn ðə 'lu:s/

AmE

/ɑ:n ðə 'lu:s/

phrase - having escaped from somewhere, free to move around

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/rɪ'ælɪti 'ʃəʊ/

AmE

/rɪ'ælɪt̬i ˌʃɒʊ/

noun - a TV programme that shows unscripted real life situations

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/ˌteɪk 'praɪd ɪn/

AmE

/ˌteɪk 'praɪd ɪn/

verb - to be very pleased about something or someone

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/'ʃɪpmeɪt/

AmE

/'ʃɪpmeɪt/

noun - a person sailing on the same boat as you

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/'lɪtə bɪn/

AmE

/'lɪt̬ər bɪn/

noun - a waste bin placed in a public place, e.g. a park, street etc.

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/ˌlʊk'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌlʊk'daʊn/

verb - to think that you are better than somebody

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/ˌlʊk'daʊn ɒn/

AmE

/ˌlʊk'daʊn ɑ:n/

verb - to think that you are better than somebody

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/'laɪbl/

AmE

/'laɪbl/

noun - a piece of false information about somebody published in a newspaper etc., esp. that causes others to have a bad opinion of the person

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/'lɪtə/

AmE

/'lɪt̬ər/

noun - waste paper or other rubbish left on the floor or ground, esp. in public places

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/'tɒp/

AmE

/'tɑ:p/

noun - the clothes you wear over the upper part of your body

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/'tɜ:n/

AmE

/'tɜ:rn/

verb - to open a book at a particular page

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/'næni/

AmE

/'næni/

noun - a woman who is taking care of a baby or child instead of the mother

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/æb'dɒmɪnlz/

AmE

/æb'dɑ:mɪnlz/

noun - the muscles on your belly

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/'æbz/

AmE

/'æbz/

noun, informal - the muscles on your belly (short for 'abdominals')

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/'sʌbdʒekt/

AmE

/'sʌbdʒekt/

adjective, formal - under the authority of, dependent on