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/dɪ'terənt/

AmE

/dɪ'tɜ:rənt/

noun - something that prevents someone from doing something

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/əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/

AmE

/əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/

noun - the murder of someone important, especially for political reasons

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/'pendʒələm/

AmE

/'pendʒələm/

noun - a long straight part of a clock with a weight at the end which swings from side to side

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/'vɜ:tɪbrət/

AmE

/'vɜ:rtɪbrət/

noun, technical - an animal that has a backbone

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/'kætfɪʃ/

AmE

/'kætfɪʃ/

noun - a type of fish that have long hairs around their mouths

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/ˌsi:krət 'eɪdʒənt/

AmE

/ˌsi:krət 'eɪdʒənt/

noun - a person whose job is to find out secret information for a government or other organization

BrE

/di:'fju:z/

AmE

/di:'fju:z/

verb - to prevent a bomb from exploding

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/di:'fju:z/

AmE

/di:'fju:z/

verb - to make a dangerous or tense situation calmer

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/'tʃɑ:kəʊl/

AmE

/'tʃɑ:rkəʊl/

noun - a hard, black substance obtained by burning wood without much air, can be used as fuel

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/'saɪzəbəl/

AmE

/'saɪzəbəl/

adjective, American English - fairly large

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/'saɪzəbl/

AmE

/'saɪzəbl/

adjective, British English - fairly large

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/'stɒdʒi/

AmE

/'stɑ:dʒi/

adjective - (of food) difficult to digest

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/ɪn'herənt/

AmE

/ɪn'herənt/

adjective - existing as a natural part of something

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/fɑ:st ə'sli:p/

AmE

/fæst ə'sli:p/

phrase - sleeping very deeply

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/'peɪnzteɪkɪŋ/

AmE

/'peɪnzteɪkɪŋ/

adjective - (of an investigation, research) done extremely carefully