1a private conversation between two persons
tête-à-tête
3a person who has acquired wealth recently and is regarded as vulgarly ostentatious
nouveaux riche
4showy, flashy, and intended to attract attention, often in a tasteless, vulgar, or pretentious manner
ostentatious
5refreshment
hors d’oeuvre
6bored or not excited, or wishing to seem so
blasé
7white card
carte blanche
8dead-end street
cul-de-sac
9an extra song or piece of music that is performed at the end of a show because the audience shouts for it
encore
10a false appearance that makes someone or something seem more pleasant or better than they really are
façade
11relaxation of strained relations, especially political ones, through verbal communication
détente
12to be familiar with or know about something
be au fait with
13an unexpectedly successful achievement
coup
14the group of people who travel with and work for an important or famous person
entourage
15(of food) very high quality:and cooking, and who enjoys eating high-quality food
gourmet, bon vivant, epicure