UK  /riːk/ US  /riːk/

to have a strong unpleasant smell:

"His breath reeked of garlic"

US literary (UK bejewelled)

US  /bɪˈdʒuː.əld/ UK  /bɪˈdʒuː.əld/ 

wearing a lot of jewelry or decorated with precious stones:
"Best believe I'm still bejeweled when I walk in the room I can still make the whole place shimmer"

UK/ˈpɒn.dər/ US/ˈpɑːn.dɚ/

to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time:

"She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game"

UK/ˈbaɪ.laɪn/ US/ˈbaɪ.laɪn/

a line at the top of a newspaper or magazine article giving the writer's name

UK/praɪ/ US/praɪ/

to try to find out private facts about a person:

"As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people's lives."

UK/ˈwɒŋ.ki/ US/ˈwɑːŋ.ki/

weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm:

"One of the legs on this chair is a bit wonky."

UK/ˈwɪl.əʊ/ US/ˈwɪl.oʊ/

a tree that grows near water and has long, thin branches that hang down, or wood from this tree

UK/ˈhef.ti/ US/ˈhef.ti/

large in amount, size, force, etc.:

"a hefty book containing a lot of information"

UK/ˈmɑː.tər/US/ˈmɑːr.t̬ɚ/

a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it:

"She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause."

UK/kræs/ US/kræs/

stupid and without considering how other people might feel:

"He made crass comments about her worn-out clothes."

UK/ˈɪn.trɪ.kət/ US/ˈɪn.trə.kət/

having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way:

"The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair."

UK/ˈfʊt.nəʊt/ US/ˈfʊt.noʊt/

an event, subject, or detail that is not important:

footnote in history "His tumultuous triumph five years ago now seems like little more than a footnote in history."

UK/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tri/ US/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tri/

the fact of having and expressing strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life:

"religious/racial bigotry"

UK/ˈvedʒ.ɪ.teɪt/ US/ˈvedʒ.ə.teɪt/

to live in a way that has no physical and mental activity:

"Are our kids spending too much time vegetating in front of the TV?"

UK/ˈsɔː.li/ US/ˈsɔːr.li/

extremely; very much:

"You'll be sorely missed by everyone here, and we wish you success in your new job."

UK/səˈmaɪz/ US/sɚˈmaɪz/

to guess something, without having much or any proof:

[ + (that) ] "The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country."

UK/ˈkler.ɪk/ US/ˈkler.ɪk/

a religious leader:

"a Buddhist/Catholic/Muslim cleric"

UK/ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ/ US/ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ/

gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number:

"She is one of a dwindling number of people who was alive in 1918."

UK/əˈɡləʊ/ US/əˈɡloʊ/

shining with light and colour:

"a city at night, aglow with lights"

UK/ɡəʊʃ/ US/ɡoʊʃ/

awkward and uncomfortable with other people, especially because young and without experience:

"She had grown from a gauche teenager to a self-assured young woman."

UK/ˈel.ə.dʒi/ US/ˈel.ə.dʒi/

a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past:

Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" is a famous English poem.

UK/lɑːk/ US/lɑːrk/

an activity done for a joke that is not intended to cause serious harm or damage:

"The kids hid their teacher's bike for a lark."

UK/ˈnɒv.əl.ti/ US/ˈnɑː.vəl.t̬i/

the quality of being new and unusual:

"The novelty of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them."

UK/əˈlaʊ.əns/ US/əˈlaʊ.əns/

money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing:

"I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents."

UK/ˈfɒnd.nəs/ US/ˈfɑːnd.nəs/

a liking:

fondness for "George's fondness for fishing was well known."

UK/ˈruːθ.ləs/US/ˈruːθ.ləs/

not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel:

"ruthless ambition"

UK/ˌtrep.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌtrep.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/

fear or worry about what is going to happen:

"We view future developments with some trepidation."

UK/ˈweɪ.wəd.li/ US/ˈweɪ.wɚd.li/

If you behave waywardly, you do only what you want, and often change your behaviour in a way that is difficult to control:

"His brother might waywardly show up out of the blue and visit for a couple of weeks, then we won't hear from him again for another year."

UK/dræb/ US/dræb/

boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement:

"I feel so drab in this brown uniform"

UK /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/ US /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/

the bags, suitcases, etc. that contain your possessions and that you take with you when you are travelling:

"We bought some new luggage for our trip."

UK/ˈbruːm.stɪk//ˈbrʊm.stɪk/ US/ˈbruːm.stɪk//ˈbrʊm.stɪk/

a broom made of sticks:

"In children's books, witches are often shown riding broomsticks."

A problem or dilemma that, when compared to issues of poverty, national disasters and war, are not all that big of a deal:

"You won't remember all my champagne problems"