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American English crazy
crosswalk
cuffs
diaper
doctor's office
dumb, stupid
elevator
eraser
fall, autumn
faucet, tap
first floor, second floor etc flashlight
flat (tire)
french fries
garbage, trash
garbage can, trashcan
gas (oline)
gear shift
highway, freeway
hood
intersection
mad
mean
movie, film
one-way (ticket)
pants, trousers
parking lot
pavement
pitcher
pocketbook, purse, handbag (potato) chips
railroad
raise
rest room, bathroom resume
round trip
schedule, timetable sidewalk
sneakers
spigot, faucet stand in line stingy
store, shop subway
truck trunk
two weeks vacation windshield
British English
mad
pedestrian/zebra crossing turn-ups (on trousers) nappy
doctor's surgery stupid
lift
rubber, eraser autumn
tap (indoors)
ground floor, first floor etc torch
flat tyre, puncture
chips
rubbish
dustbin, rubbish bin
petrol
gear lever (on a car)
main road, motOlway bonnet (on a car)
crossroads
angry
nasty
film
single (ticket)
trousers
car park
road surface
jug
handbag
crisps
railway
rise (in salary)
(public) toilet
CV
return (journey/ticket) timetable
pavement
trainers (= sports shoes)
tap (outdoors)
queue
mean (opposite of 'generous) shop
underground
van, lorry
boot (ofa car)
fortnight, two weeks holiday(s)
windscreen (on a car)
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