Bloody: Used to express anger or emphasize what you are saying in a slightly rude way
Bollocks: Used as slang for nonsense, rubbish.
Bloke: Slang term for a common man
Mobile: Used to describe a cell phone; “mobile” phone as it can be used on the go while one is mobile
Tube: System of trains that run underground in London; also refers to televisions on occasion
Dustbin: Trashcan
Headmistress: A woman who is in charge of a school
Orangeade: Lemonade but with orange juice added to it
Marzipan: Also called “almond candy dough”. The past is molded into shapes used on cakes and as a candy treat in England
A-level examination: UK subject-based qualification for students 16 and older; studded over two years, closest American equivalent would be ACT or SAT
A-star: Highest grade on the grading system
Anaemic: A blood disorder that happens when you don’t have enough red blood cells or the cells don’t work as they should. Can be inherited or developed in certain conditions. Can cause tiredness, weakness, and shortness of breath.
Biscuits: A kind of cookie or cracker that can be flavored in many ways. Not exactly cookies, but is not an inaccurate comparison.
Aneurysm: A weakened area in the wall of a blood vessel that causes the vessel to swell
Georgette Heyer The Masqueraders: A 1928 novel set in Britain after the 1745 Jacobite rising; a set of siblings change their identities to protect their family.
Memory Man: Novel series by David Baldacci; the book follows Amos Decker while he tries to solve the murders of his family. He was part of a collision in a game of football that left him with the ability to remember everything.
Airfix Messerschmitt Bf109G-6: A model plane kit; the original plane was flown throughout WWII
Men Only: A British pin-up magazine; essentially a Playboy
Monkeywrench: An adjustable wrench is used for plumbing or car work.
Train timetables: A list or chart of the times trains are scheduled to arrive and depart a specific station or a set of stations.
Bentalls: A British department store; now known as Fenwick
Iced lolly: Popsicle
First Class Honors Degree: The highest degree you can achieve as an undergraduate in the UK; graduating summa cum lade.
Definitions Credit; Shelby Chesnut
"Lose my shit"
Lose one’s composure
"Apple of her eye"
Someone is very important to you; you are extremely fond of them
"Skeleton in the cupboard"
Keeping secret an embarrassing or bad fact; is equivalent to skeletons in the closet
"Pig of a day"
Difficult or unpleasant thing or task
"Stone dead"
Undeniably dead; completely lifeless
Metaphor Credit; Shelby Chesnut
Jean: Jon (Think Les Mis)
Veranda: Vr-an-duh
Airfix Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 : Meh-srsh-mit
Willesden: Wilz-dn
Cacophony: Kuh-kaa-fuh-nee
Logarithmic: laa-guh-rith-mik
Balletic: bah-let-ik
Lager: laa-gr
Hampstead Heath: Hamp-sted Heeth
Heathrow: hee-throw
Wiltshire: Wilt-Shr
Wire-Stripper: Wai-ur stri-pr
Colchester: Kowl-cheh-str
Westminster: west-min-str
Polperro: Powl-peh-row
Bentalls: Ben-talls
Didcot: Did-Kaat
Praed: Pray-ed
Maida Vale: May-dua Vayl
Peugeot: poo-zhow
Gascoyne: Gass-coin
English currency comes in Pounds, Pence, or Quid. There are 100 pence in a pound; pence comes as 1 penny (singular of pence) two, five, ten, and twenty pence. Paper currency is called notes and is pounds; five, ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred pound notes. Quid is slang for the British pound. Other names include smacker; fiver refers to a five-pound note, a tenner for ten