- do the dishes?

• plaster - band-aid
• trainers - sneakers
• shop - store
• bank holiday - public holiday
• crisps - chips
• biscuits - cookies
• chips - fries
• rubbish - trash/garbage
• motorway - high way, freeway
• car park - parking lot
• windscreen - windshield
• bonnet - hood
• closet - wardrobe
  • wardrobe in AE is always loose standing piece of furniture
  • cf. walk in closet vs built in closet
• motorbike - motorcycle
• pocket money - allowance
• appetizer - starter
• windcheater - windbreaker
• drawing pin - thumb thack
• pants - panties/underwear
• cooker - stove
• railway - railroad
• cling film - plastic wrap
• number plate - license plate
• off-license - liquor store
• rowing/sailing boat - row/sailboat
• sandpit - sandbox
• splashback - backsplash
• maths - math
• university - college
• jumper - sweater
• 12-bore - 12-gauge
• bathroom cupboard - bathroom cabinet
  • drawers, cabinets, pantry, cupboards (in kitchen, closet in clothes)
• trousers - pants
• boot - trunk
• lift - elevator
• underground - subway
• autumn - fall
• hoover - vacuum clean
• chemist's - pharmacy/drugstore
• sweets - candy
• tin - can
• bad form - bad manners
• make reservations - book
• coach - bus
• film - movie
• manual - stick
• lorry - truck
• flat - apartment
• wellies/wellingtons - rubber boots
• washing powder - detergent
• torch - flashlight
• cinema - movie theater
• cv - resume
• toilet - bathroom
• floor - storey
• full stop - period
• flyover - overpass
• ground floor - first floor
• waistcoat - vest
• vest - undershirt
• zebra crossing - pedestrian crossing/crosswalk
• diversion - detour
• loo - john
• aubergine - eggplant
• courgette - zucchini
• fitted carpet - wall to wall carpeting
• holiday - vacation
• kerb - curb
• term - semester
• taxi - cab/taxi
• surgery - doctor's office (surgery = OR in AE)
• single ticket - one way ticket
• return ticket - round trip
• row - argument
• reception - front desk
• receptionist - desk clerk
• ring up/phone - call/phone
• mince - ground meat
• maize - corn
• car hire - rent a car
• hand brake - emergency/parking brake
• gear lever - gear shift
• luggage - baggage
• jelly - jello, gelatin
• jam - jelly
• tap - faucet
• slip road - (exit) ramp, access road
• curtains - drapes
• fringe - bangs
• mobile (phone) - cell (phone)
• engaged - busy
• pavement - sidewalk
• nail varnish - nail polish
• mad - crazy
• angry - mad
• caretaker - janitor
• corn flour - corn starch
• solicitor, barrister - attorney, lawyer
• garden - yard
  • yard in BE is an area without grass, usually concrete around the house
• petrol - gas
• reverse charge - collect call
• eks why zed - eks why zee
• titbit - tidbit
• clockwise and counter/anticlockwise
• pet peeve?