the Chinese art of placing objects in patterns so that the flow of chi is healthy
What is feng shui?
300
cooked through, but still firm ("to the tooth")
What is al dente?
300
of the day
What is du jour?
300
seize the day
What is carpe diem?
300
balance of opposites
What is yin & yang?
300
Hurry hurry!
What is chop-chop!
400
a humiliating failure; utter disaster
What is a fiasco?
400
wrong step; a slip up that leads to embarrassment
What is a faux pas?
400
congratulations; public accolade
What is kudos?
400
annoyingly repetitive
What is ad nauseum?
400
squad leader; boss; head (Japanese origin)
What is a honcho?
500
long standing grudge; revenge
What is a vendetta?
500
I know not what. Always prefixed in English with "a certain"….Used to recognize a quality or characteristic that is hard to describe, yet makes the subject in question instinctively appealing
What is "je ne sais quoi"?
500
unscripted; off the cuff comments
What is ad lib?
500
In Hawaiian culture, any expert in a particular art, such as boat building, navigation, or healing
What is a kahuna?
500
to describe the actions of someone who is groveling or "sucking up" to his superiors