BrE

/'bʌdʒɪt/

AmE

/'bʌdʒɪt/

noun - a plan of how to spend a sum of money

BrE

/kə'mens/

AmE

/kə'mens/

verb - to begin

BrE

/kə'mɪti/

AmE

/kə'mɪt̬i/

noun - a group of people who have been given a particular official function

BrE

/kəm'plaɪəns/

AmE

/kəm'plaɪəns/

noun - acting in accordance with what is requested

BrE

/kən'fɜ:m/

AmE

/kən'fɜ:rm/

verb - to say that something is true or right

BrE

/dɪ'vaɪz/

AmE

/dɪ'vaɪz/

verb - to come up with something, to invent something

BrE

/dɪs'trækt/

AmE

/dɪs'trækt/

verb - to make it difficult for somebody to concentrate or to pay attention

BrE

/dɪ'stres/

AmE

/dɪ'stres/

noun - physical or mental pain

BrE

/ɪn'kləʊz/

AmE

/ɪn'kloʊz/

verb - to put something into the envelope with a letter, e.g. a photo, a document etc.

BrE

/ɪ'væpəreɪt/

AmE

/ɪ'væpəreɪt/

verb - to disappear gradually

BrE

/'hændl/

AmE

/'hændl/

verb - to deal with something difficult

BrE

/ˌhɪə'wɪð/

AmE

/ˌhɪr'wɪð/

adverb, formal - together with this

BrE

/ɪn'fɪəriə/

AmE

/ɪn'fɪriər/

adjective - of lower rank, importance or quality

BrE

/lɪ'eɪzɑ:n/

AmE

noun, formal - a relationship between two companies etc.

BrE

/'lɪtərət/

AmE

/'lɪt̬ərət/

adjective - able to read and write

BrE

/ˌmɪs'pleɪs/

AmE

/ˌmɪs'pleɪs/

verb - to put something somewhere and forget where, to lose something

BrE

/'nju:mərəsi/

AmE

/'nu:mərəsi/

noun - the ability to work with numbers

BrE

/ˌɒn bɪ'hɑ:f əv/

AmE

/ˌɑ:n bɪ'hæf əv/

preposition - in the name of, in place of

BrE

/ˌprəʊ'æktɪv/

AmE

/ˌproʊ'æktɪv/

adjective - being in control of a situation, as opposed to just waiting for things to happen

BrE

/rɪ'kʌvəri/

AmE

/rɪ'kʌvəri/

noun - the process of getting over an illness or getting well after an injury

BrE

/'stɪltɪd/

AmE

/'stɪltɪd/

adjective - too formal, not natural (behaviour or style of speaking or writing)

BrE

/'sʌspekt/

AmE

/'sʌspekt/

adjective - questionable, suspicious

BrE

/'tenfəʊld/

AmE

/'tenfoʊld/

adverb - ten times

BrE

/'ʌpbi:t/

AmE

/'ʌpbi:t/

adjective - optimistic, cheerful