British American
anti-clockwise counter-clockwise
bill (restaurant) bill, check
biscuit cookie
boot trunk
bottom backside
car park parking lot
chemist's shop drugstore, pharmacy
chips fries, French fries
cinema the movies
coffin casket
crisps potato chips
crossroads intersection; crossroads (rural)
cupboard (in kitchen) closet (for clothes etc)
diversion detour
drink-driving drunk driving
driving licence driver's license
dual carriageway divided highway
garbage can trash can
dustman garbage collector
engine motor
film film, movie
flat apartment, flat, studio
flat tyre flat tire
flyover overpass
gear-lever gearshift
gearbox (car) transmission
ground floor ground/first floor
handbag handbag, purse, shoulder bag
high street main street
holiday vacation
hood (car) convertible top
jam jam, preserves
lift elevator
loo (informal) bathroom
lorry truck, semi, tractor
mad crazy, insane
main road highway
maize corn
maths math
motorbike motorcycle
motorway highway, freeway, expressway, interstate highway, interstate
nappy diaper
naughts and crosses tic-tack-toe
pants, underpants underpants, drawers
pavement sidewalk
pet hate pet peeve
petrol gas, gasoline
pocket money allowance
post mail
postbox mailbox
postcode zip code
postman mailman, mail carrier, letter carrier
pram carriage, baby carriage
pub bar
public toilet rest room, public bathroom
railway railroad
return (ticket) round-trip
ring road beltway, freeway/highway loop
road surface pavement, blacktop
roundabout traffic circle, roundabout
rubber eraser
rubbish garbage, trash
rubbish-bin garbage can, trashcan
shop store
silencer (car) muffler
single (ticket) one-way
solicitor lawyer, attorney
spanner wrench
sweets candy
taxi taxi, taxi cab
tea towel dish towel
telly (informal), TV television, TV
third-party insurance liability insurance
timetable schedule
tin can
toll motorway toll road, turnpike
torch flashlight
trousers pants, trousers
subway underground (train)
vest undershirt
waistcoat vest
wallet wallet, billfold
whisky whisky/whiskey
windscreen windshield
zip zipper