16-3-09

Ad-vert-tisement
For sale
To rent
Cottage
Gravestone
types of house: terraced house British English/row house American English one of several houses that are joined together
detached house British English a house that is not joined to another house
semi-detached house British English a house that is attached to another house on one side
cottage a small house in the country
bungalow British English a small house with one floor
duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
apartment also flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives, which is part of a larger building (apartment block)
condominium/condo American English an apartment in a large building, which is owned by the people who live there
studio apartment/studio also bedsit British English an apartment with one main room and no separate bedroom
a very large house: mansion, palace, country house British English, stately home British English
someone who sells houses and land: estate agent British English, real estate agent American English, realtor American English
someone who rents a house from another person: tenant
someone who owns a house and rents it to people: landlord, landladyhouse

bedroom-bathroom-kitchen-hall-living-room-dining-room-sitting-room-study-office-corridor-stairs-landing-toilet-garage-garden-terrace-courtyard/backyard-patio-attic-balcony-cellar-basement-roof-ceiling

ground/first/second... floor

all is forgotten –not forgiven
ma’am-madam-æ
fridge
glasses
mug
cupboard
butcher-steak-gardening
central heating – stove –fireplace –chimney
freezing cold
lift-elevator
escalator
murder-ed
champagne
honest
cemetery-remote control
an hour and a half
half an hour