BrE

/ə'lɑ:mɪŋ/

AmE

/ə'lɑ:rmɪŋ/

adjective - making you afraid or worried

BrE

/ə'prəʊtʃ/

AmE

/ə'proʊtʃ/

verb - to get closer to something, to get near

BrE

/'bʌmp/

AmE

/'bʌmp/

noun - a noise made by hitting something

BrE

/kən'vɪns/

AmE

/kən'vɪns/

verb - to persuade; to make somebody believe something

BrE

/'fɪgə/

AmE

/'fɪgjər/

noun - the body, the shape of a body

BrE

/'fɔ:m/

AmE

/'fɔ:rm/

noun - a shape, an appearance

BrE

/'gəʊstli/

AmE

/'goʊstli/

adjective - scary, looking like a ghost

BrE

/'ɪndʒəd/

AmE

/'ɪndʒərd/

adjective - harmed or hurt

BrE

/ˌnɒk'əʊvə/

AmE

/ˌnɑ:k'oʊvər/

verb - to hit by a car etc.

BrE

/'lɪft/

AmE

/'lɪft/

noun - a ride in a car etc.

BrE

/'məʊtərɪst/

AmE

/'moʊt̬ərɪst/

noun - a person who drives a motor vehicle

BrE

/mɪs'tɪəriəs/

AmE

/mɪs'tɪriəs/

adjective - difficult or impossible to explain

BrE

/'ɒbviəsli/

AmE

/'ɑ:bviəsli/

adverb - in a way that is easy to see or understand

BrE

/ˌpʊl'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌpʊl'ʌp/

verb - to stop the vehicle

BrE

/'rʌʃ/

AmE

/'rʌʃ/

verb - to hurry; to do something too quickly

BrE

/'ʃædəʊ/

AmE

/'ʃædoʊ/

noun - a dark shape that is made by an object or person etc. when it blocks out light

BrE

/'ʃædəʊi/

AmE

/'ʃædoʊi/

adjective - dark, looking like a shadow

BrE

/'saɪn/

AmE

/'saɪn/

noun - something that shows that something exists etc.

BrE

/ˌʌnəks'pektɪd/

AmE

/ˌʌnəks'pektɪd/

adjective - not expected

BrE

/'weɪsaɪd/

AmE

/'weɪsaɪd/

adjective - lying near or next to a road