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AUBERGINE

EGGPLANT

BBQ

GRILL 

BILL

CHECK                        

BISCUITS

COOKIES        

BLU TAC

POSTER PUTTY                      

BONNET OF CAR

HOOD            

BOOT OF A CAR

TRUNK                                   

BOTTOM

FANNY/TUSH/BUTT/ASS

BROAD BEAN

LIMA BEAN    

BUCKET AND SPADE

PAIL AND SHOVEL     

BUM BAG

FANNY PACK

CANDYFLOSS

COTTON CANDY

CAR BONNET

CAR HOOD

CAR JOURNEY

ROAD TRIP                

CAR PARK

PARKING LOT                        

CARETAKER

CUSTODIAN               

CASTOR SUGAR

SUPERFINE SUGAR               

CHEMIST

DRUGGIST     

CHEMISTS

DRUG STORE

CHICORY

ENDIVE          

CHIPS (HOT)

FRIES /FRENCH FRIES

CINEMA

MOVIE THEATER                   

CONJUNCTIVITIS

PINK EYE        

CORIANDER

CORNFLOUR

CILANTRO  

CORNSTARCH   

COT/TRAVEL COT

CRIB

COTTON BUDS

SWABS/Q-TIPS          

COTTON WOOL

ABSORBENT COTTON           

COURGETTE

ZUCCHINI                  

CRISPS

CHIPS

CURTAINS

DRAPES          

DETOUR

DIVERSION

DIARY OR SCHOOL WRITING BOOK

JOURNAL                   

DOUBLE BED

FULL BED                   

DRAFT EXCLUDER

WEATHER STRIP                   

DRAUGHTS

CHECKERS

DRAWING PINS

PUSH PINS/THUMB TACKS   

DRESSING GOWN

ROBE/BATHROBE                 

DUMMY

PACIFIER                    

DUSTMEN

GARBAGE COLLECTORS

EARTH

GROUND (ELECTRICAL)           

EGGS ‘TURNED’

EGGS ‘OVER EASY’

EXHAUST (CAR)

MUFFLER                   

FIRE ENGINE

FIRE TRUCK   

1ST FLOOR, 2ND FLOOR, 3RD FLOOR, ETC

2ND FLOOR, 3RD FLOOR, 4TH FLOOR, ETC

FISH FINGERS

FISH STICKS               

FITTED CARPET

WALL TO WALL                      

FLANNEL

FACE CLOTH

FLAT

APARTMENT  

FLIP FLOPS

THONGS                                

FLYOVER

OVERPASS     

FOOTBALL

SOCCER                                  

FOOTPATH/PAVEMENT

SIDEWALK

FRINGE (HAIR)

BANGS                                   

FULL STOP

PERIOD                      

GARDEN

YARD              

GLUE

GUM  

GOT LUCKY

"LUCKED OUT"          

GRILL

BROIL

GROUND ALMONDS

ALMOND FLOUR/ALMOND MEAL

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

HANDBAG

PURSE           

HEADMISTRESS/MASTER

PRINCIPAL

HEELED SHOES/COURT SHOES

PUMPS                       

ICE LOLLY

POPSICLE       

ICING

FROSTING                 

ICING SUGAR

CONFECTIONERS /POWDERED SUGAR

IN A MOMENT

MOMENTARILY         

JACKET POTATO

BAKED POTATO         

JAM

JELLY              

JELLY

JELLO              

JUMPER

SWEATER       

KNICKERS

PANTIES                     

LIFT

ELEVATOR      

LOLLIPOP MAN/WOMAN

CROSSING GUARD

LORRY

TRUCK            

MAC/MACINTOSH

RAINCOAT                             

MATHS

MATH             

MOTORWAY

FREEWAY                   

NAPPY

DIAPER                      

NON-FIZZY "TRADITIONAL" LEMONADE

LEMONADE

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES

TIC TAC TOE               

NUMBER PLATE

LICENCE PLATE          

OVERALLS

DUNGAREES  

PENS

MARKERS       

PETROL

GAS    

PILLOWCASE

SHAM

PLAY TIME (AT SCHOOL)

RECESS

POLLYFILLA

SPACKLING PASTE

POLICEMAN

COP    

POLO NECK

TURTLE NECK             

POST

MAIL              

POST BOX

MAILBOX                   

POSTPONEMENT

RAIN CHECK               

POWER POINT/SOCKET

OUTLET          

PURSE/WALLET

WALLET

PUSHCHAIR

STROLLER                              

QUEUE

LINE (STANDING IN LINE)       

RETURN TICKET

ROUND TRIP TICKET             

REVERSE CHARGE

CALL COLLECT            

ROAD

PAVEMENT    

ROLLED ICING

ROLLED FONDANT                

ROUNDABOUT

TRAFFIC CIRCLE                     

RUBBER

ERASER          

RUBBISH

GARBAGE

RUBBISH BIN

GARBAGE CAN          

SALOON (CAR)

SEDAN                       

SANDPIT

SANDBOX

SCHOOL DINNER

HOT LUNCH   

SCHOOL TERM

SEMESTER     

SEMI DETACHED

DUPLEX          

SERVIETTE

NAPKIN                                  

SHOELACE

SHOESTRING             

SINGLE BED

TWIN BED     

SKI SCHOOL

SKI CLINIC                  

SKIP (FOR BULK RUBBISH)

DUMPSTER

SKIP THE QUEUE

CUT THE LINE, CUT IN, CUT, (“SHE CUT ME”)

SKIPPING ROPE

JUMP ROPE    

SKIRTING BOARD

BASEBOARD  

SLEDGE

SLED                           

SLEEPING POLICEMAN

ROAD BUMP              

SOAP POWDER

LAUNDRY DETERGENT

SPANNER

MONKEY WRENCH    

SPRING ONION

SCALLION       

STRAIGHT UP/HONESTLY

FOR REAL                   

SWEDE (AS IN ROOT VEGETABLE)

RUTABAGA                

SWEETS

CANDY           

SWIMMING COSTUME

BATHING SUIT

TADPOLE

POLLYWOG    

TAKEAWAY (FOOD)

TAKEOUT

TAP

FAUCET          

TEACHING STAFF

FACULTY        

TELEPHONE BOX/CALL BOX

PHONE BOOTH

TEMPERATURE

FEVER                        

TIGHTS

PANTY HOSE  

TIN CANS

CANS  

TOILET

BATHROOM/RESTROOM/POTTY (CHILD TERM)

TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

MARINARA SAUCE

TOMATO SAUCE

KETCHUP

TONSILLITIS

STREP THROAT

TORCH

FLASHLIGHT              

TRAINERS

SNEAKERS                  

TROLLEY

SHOPPING CART                   

TROUSERS

PANTS                        

UNDERGROUND

SUBWAY                                

WAISTCOAT

VEST                           

WASHING UP LIQUID

DISH DETERGENT     

WELL DONE

GOOD JOB

WELLIES

RAIN BOOTS              

WING MIRROR

SIDE VIEW MIRROR

ZEBRA CROSSING

CROSS WALK             

ZED (AS IN THE ALPHABET ‘Z’)

ZEE