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/ə'stɒnɪʃmənt/

AmE

/ə'stɑ:nɪʃmənt/

noun - a feeling of great surprise

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/'di:snsi/

AmE

/'di:snsi/

noun - behavior that is polite, good and shows respect for others

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/'hɒmɪsaɪd/

AmE

/'hɑ:mɪsaɪd/

noun, American English, formal - the act of killing somebody deliberately

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/'trænziənt/

AmE

/'trænʃnt/

adjective, formal - lasting for a short time

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/'paʊələs/

AmE

/'paʊərləs/

adjective - having no power

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/'bəʊlə/

AmE

/'boʊlər/

noun, British English - a hard round hat with a narrow brim, usually worn by men

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/ˌɒn ðəˌspɜ: əvðə'məʊmənt/

AmE

/ˌɑ:n ðəˌspɜ:r əvðə'moʊmənt/

adverb - too quickly, without thinking something through

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/ˌdɒnkiz 'ɪəz/

AmE

/ˌdɑ:nkiz 'ɪrz/

noun, British English, informal - a very long time

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/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/

AmE

/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

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/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/

AmE

/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/

adverb - very rarely

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/beˌfɔ: sʌmbədiz 'taɪm/

AmE

/beˌfɔ:r sʌmbədiz 'taɪm/

adverb - long before somebody was born or before somebody lived somewhere etc.

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/ˌæt ðəˌdrɒpəvə'hæt/

AmE

/ˌæt ðəˌdrɑ:pəvə'hæt/

adverb - very suddenly

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/ˌɔ:lɪngʊd'taɪm/

AmE

/ˌɔ:lɪngʊd'taɪm/

phrase - a phrase we use to say that a person should wait for something and not be hasty

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/'snɪgə/

AmE

/'snɪgər/

verb, British English - laugh quietly at something rude or unkind

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/'skrɔ:ni/

AmE

/'skrɔ:ni/

adjective - very thin, in an unattractive way