ad kdei kach

so much. has it gone this far? (Weiser: "expression of wonder regarding the extent or intensity of something.")

b'emet

"As a matter of fact." (Weiser); "Really?"

chakira

proposition, treatise, deliberation

chutzpah

nerve, audacity, the quality of over-stepping boundries with no shame (negative)

guts (positive)

davka

even; despite expectations to the contrary -- often with a slightly amused or ironic feeling of "wouldn't you know it?" or "of all things" ("of all people" ... etc.)

"definitely or exactly stated; specifically" (Weiser)

just to annoy, just to be contrary

halevai

If only

I wish!

"Would that it be so" (Steinmetz, Yiddish and English)

hashkafah

ideological outlook; point of view; "philosophy" (Weiser)

iyun

study, "examination of sources to develop a coherent, educated opinion" (Weiser)

kesher

connection, relationship, link

madrega

level, especially spiritual level

mamish

"1. As though true to fact...2. Surely or certainly...3. Actually, genuinely...4. To a high degree...5. Enthusiastic response: WOW." (Weiser)

mazel

congratulations

luck (good)

mazel tov

congratulations [lit. "good fortune"]

rega

wait, hold on; lit. "an instant"

shidduch

arranged spousal match

a date in the process of finding one's spouse

mate

match

stam

That's it!

only, simply, just for fun, not for a specific purpose

Just kidding!

svara

justification, reason, plausible explanation

guess, hypothesis

teva

character (quality of a person or thing)

nature