composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances | ||
a label identifying the owner of a book | ||
An exclamation of triumph at a discovery, meaning, "I have found it!" | ||
with honor | ||
seasickness | ||
An unwelcome person | ||
sadness on thinking about the evils of the world | ||
(n) "let the buyer beware"; buy at your own risk | ||
A sense of ones own worth | ||
the blow that kills (usually mercifully) | ||
a drinking toast | ||
a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) | ||
wonderful to relate | ||
beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc | ||
a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior | ||
by the very fact | ||
the insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason | ||
person who gives unwanted advice | ||
a private conversation between two people | ||
not of sound mind and hence not legally responsible; mentally incompetent | ||
the common people | ||
Mexican stew consisting of beef, onions, and beans | ||
the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) | ||
second self | ||
any incident that attracts great public attention | ||
a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance (an intermission show) | ||
(imperative) phrase meaning literally "look for the woman" - whenever something mysterious happens, there is usually a woman involved (blame the women) | ||
a prerequisite | ||
an event used to justify starting a war | ||
RIP | ||
A famous or successful person who likes to shock people (Lindsay Lohan) | ||
strict etiquette, very formal, in good taste at the moment | ||
an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right | ||
with the necessary changes having been carried out | ||
so badly injured as to be unable to continue | ||
an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, esp. as a contrived plot device in a play, novel, or short story IE: God saving the day | ||
after the fact | ||
someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids | ||
oh the times, oh the customs | ||
Attitude of allowing things to take their own course without interfering | ||
french : "shame to anyone who thinks i'll of this" | ||
out of many, one | ||
complete meal of several courses offered in a hotel or restaurant at a fixed price | ||
small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream | ||
to say "bless you" after some one sneezes...that person is likely to die (ancient times) | ||
(former USSR) a comrade | ||
very strong or irresistible impulse to travel | ||
Ready knowledge of what to do or say in any situation | ||
by itself | ||
used to wish good health especially before drinking | ||
having a low-necked dress | ||
RSVP | ||
something given in exchange or return for something else | ||
an object of artistic value | ||
a socially awkward or tactless act | ||
very loud | ||
ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword | ||
there is no account for taste |
foreign phrases
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