British - american :
autumn - fall
American football - football
aerial - antenna
bank note - bill
bath - bathup
biscuit - cookie
bomb (success)- bomb (disaster)
candyfloss - cotton candy
caravan - trailer
car park - parking lot
chemist - druggist
chips - french fries
cinema - movie house/ theater
cooker - stove
conscription - draft
dustbin/bin - garbage can / trash can
dynamo - generator
fair (fun) - carnival
film - movie
first floor - second floor
flat - apartment
fly-over - overpass
football - soccer
fortnight - two weeks
gangway - aisle
gaol - jail
garden - yard
grill (v.) - broil
handbag - purse/pocket book
hardware - housewares
headmaster/mistress - principal
holiday - vacation
interval - intermission
jug - pitcher
kiosk/boxs - telephone booth
kipper - smoked hearing
label - tag
larder - pantry
lavatory/toilet/w.c./loo - john/bathroom/washroom
lift - elevator
mackintosh - raincoat
nappy - diaper
nought - zero
parcel - package
petrol - gas/gasoline
plester/elastoplast - bandaid
post - mail
postal code - zip code
pudding - dessert
receptionist - desk clerk
rubber - eraser
rubish - garage
sitting room - living room
suspenders - garters
sweet corn - corn
swiss roll - jelly roll
telegram - wire
torch - flashlight