British and american

British English | American English |
A |
accelerator | gas pedal, accelerator |
advertisement | commercial |
aerial (TV, radio) | antenna, aerial |
air hostess | flight attendant |alsatian | German shepherd |
American Indian | Native American |
anorak | parka |
anywhere | anyplace,anywhere |
at home | home, at home |
aubergine | eggplant |
autumn | fall, autumn |
B |baking tin | baking pan |
bank holiday | legal holiday |
barrister | lawyer |
base rate | prime rate |
bath | bathtub |
to bath | to bathe |
bathroom | bathroom / toilet |
bedside table| nightstand |
bill | check |
bin | garbage can |
biro | ball-point pen |
biscuit | cookie |
bobsleigh | bobsled |
bonnet | hood |
booking | reservation |
bookshop | bookstore |bookstall | newsstand |
boot | trunk |
braces | suspenders |
brackets | parentheses |
C |
candy floss | cotton candy |
car park | parking lot |
caravan | trailer |
caretaker | janitor |casualty department | emergency room |
catalogue | catalog |
centre | center |
chambers | law offices |
chemist's shop | drugstore |
cheque | check |
chips | French fries |
cinema |movie theater |
city centre | downtown |
cloakroom | checkroom |
clothes peg | clothespin |
coach | long distance bus |
cocktail stick | toothpick |
cocoa powder | unsweetened cocoa |
coffin| casket, coffin |
colour | color |
condom | rubber, condom |
cooker | stove |
costume | swimsuit |
cosy | cozy |
cot (Baby) | crib |
cotton | thread |
crisps | potato chips |crossroads | crossroad (Land) 
intersection |
cupboard | closet |
current account | checking account |
curriculum vitae | resume |
cutlery | silverware |
D |
dialogue | dialog |
dinnerjacket | tux, tuxedo |
directory enquiries | directory assistance |
diversion | detour |
doctor's surgery | doctor's office |
double cream | heavy cream |
draught | draft |
draughts |...