| A | B |
| Ad nauseam | to go endlessly |
| Alma mater | the school one graduated from |
| Bona fide | genuine; real |
| Carte blanche | power to do as one wishes |
| Chutzpah | courage bordering on arrogance (nerve) |
| Cold turkey | to withdraw suddenly from an addictive substance |
| Deja vu | sensation that something happened before |
| Eat crow | suffer a humiliating experience |
| Ergo | therefore |
| Feet of clay | having a weakness people are unaware of |
| Gild the lily | unnecessarily decorate something already beautiful |
| Kosher | acceptable |
| Lip service | insincere agreement |
| Mea culpa | my fault |
| Noveau riche | new rich person - shows it off |
| Persona non grata | Person no longer favored or welcome |