Term	Context	Explanation
A levels	A level exams	'Advanced' or A-levels are national exams taken in the sixth form (senior high school) at age 18, in about three subjects.  Your A level results define your eligibility for a university place.
AA		Automobile Association (like AAA). Its main competitor is the Royal Automobile Club (RAC).
Banger	Old banger	Old car, clunker.
Bonnet	Bonnet of car	Hood
Boot	Boot of car	Trunk
Brigadier	The Brigadier	Military friend of the Doctor (see ‘Doctor Who’).
Building Society		Savings and Loan association
C&A		A well-known cheap mass-market clothing store in the UK, comparable to Kmart, but now extinct.
Carry On	Carry On films	Iconic and popular series of comedy films with extremely vulgar humor.
Chips	Fish and chips	French fries
Company car		A car provided by one’s employer as part of the salary and benefits package.
Conservative	Conservative Party	The UK’s two main political parties are Labour and Conservative, respectively approximating to Democrat and Republican.
Crisps	Crisp packet	Potato chips
Cybermen		Robotic alien enemies of the Doctor (see Doctor Who).
Daleks		Mechanized alien enemies of the Doctor (see Doctor Who).
Detached	Detached house	Single family house
Doctor Who		Doctor Who is a famous science-fiction television program which everyone in the UK knows about. It has run since 1963. The Doctor is a traveler in time and space, who has amazing adventures.  His craft is called a Tardis and is disguised as an old police box (a special telephone booth for contacting the police — now obsolete).  It is bigger on the inside than it appears on the outside. Whenever the actor who plays the character is replaced, the Doctor undergoes a 'regeneration', so that his body changes into that of the new actor.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who
First	First Class degree	In the UK, we don't track Grade Point Averages.  University degrees are classified — through a combination of exams, course work and projects — as a 'First' (outstanding, very hard to get), an 'Upper Second' (very good), a 'Lower Second' (good), a 'Third' (not very good), or a 'Pass' (a disaster).
Fish and chips		Fried fish and French fries
Football	Play football	Soccer
Ground First Second	Ground floor First floor Second floor	First floor Second floor Third floor
High Street		The main shopping street of every town and district is usually called the ‘High Street’.
Jermyn Street		A famous old street in London (near Piccadilly Circus) with many expensive, exclusive men’s tailor shops.
Labour	Labour Party	The UK’s two main political parties are Labour and Conservative, respectively approximating to Democrat and Republican.
Lower Second	Lower Second degree	In the UK, we don't track Grade Point Averages.  University degrees are classified — through a combination of exams, course work and projects — as a 'First' (outstanding, very hard to get), an 'Upper Second' (very good), a 'Lower Second' (good), a 'Third' (not very good), or a 'Pass' (a disaster).
MOT	MOT test, MOT certificate	A Department of Transport vehicle safety inspection certificate, required on all cars over three years old, and valid for one year from the date of the inspection.
MP		Member of Parliament, equivalent to Senator.
O levels	O level exams	'Ordinary' or O-levels were national exams taken at age 16, typically in about six to eight subjects.  Your O-level results would be a good indication of which subjects you were good at.  (O-levels are now obsolete.) 'Advanced' or A-levels are taken in the sixth form at age 18, in about three subjects.  Your A level results would define your eligibility for a university place.
Panda car		Police cars were called ‘panda’ cars because of their dark and light coloring.
Pantomime	Christmas pantomime	Comedy theatrical production with exaggerated characters.
Pavement		Sidewalk
Prefect	School prefect	A senior pupil given special responsibilities; this is considered a privileged position.
RAC		Royal Automobile Club (like AAA).
Revising Revision	Exam revision	Preparing for exams, going over material you (supposedly) learned during the course.
Roundabout		Traffic circle, traffic rotary.
Sari		Women’s garment of Indian origin – vaguely similar to kimono.
Secondary School		High School – ages 12 - 18
Semi-detached	Semi-detached house	Duplex ie two adjacent houses sharing one wall.
Shalwar Kameez		Universal Pakistani women’s outfit consisting of matching cotton baggy trousers, tunic and scarf – usually very colorful.
Sixth Form		Sixth form is the final two years of high school, ages 17-18, devoted to the Advanced level exams which are necessary to obtain a university place. The 17 years olds are Lower Sixth Formers and the 18 year olds are Upper Sixth Formers.
Solicitor	Solicitor’s letter	Lawyer, attorney.
Tardis	or TARDIS	The Doctor’s vessel for travel in time and space (see Doctor Who). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS
Terraced	Terraced house	Townhouse
Tesco		One of the UK’s leading chain of grocery supermarkets.
Trolley	Shopping trolley	Cart
Tuck shop	School tuck shop	School store selling candy and snacks.
Upper Second	Upper Second degree	In the UK, we don't track Grade Point Averages.  University degrees are classified — through a combination of exams, course work and projects — as a 'First' (outstanding, very hard to get), an 'Upper Second' (very good), a 'Lower Second' (good), a 'Third' (not very good), or a 'Pass' (a disaster).