windfall

• Meaning: unexpected good fortune (originally means ripened fruits that fall from the tree)
  
• In Hong Kong slang: 筍野， 無啦啦執到， 粗野(as in 撈粗野)， 淨袋
  
• In decent Chinese: 意外收穫， 意外之財
  
• Where we first met: The Scotsman.com - a lady who won a fortune in a lucky draw donates her windfall to charity.
  

derelict

• Meaning:
  
• [adj] deserted, abandoned (place)
• [n] a jobless / homeless person, a vagrant
  
• In Chinese: 荒廢, 棄置; 無業遊民, 流浪漢
• Where we first met: Edinburgh Evening News - the site in Cowgate, Edinburgh, which was torn down by fire in December 2002, has been derelict for the last three years.
  

Alsatian

• Meaning: [British use] German shephard (dog)
  
• In Chinese: 狼狗 (also called 德國牧羊狗)
  

charlatan

• Meaning: a 'charismatic' fraud, one who falsely claims knowledge or skill
  
• In Chinese: 神棍 (or other types of 棍)
  

splurge

• Meaning: to indulge in extravagant expense or luxury; to be showy or ostentatious
• In Hong Kong slang: 豪（as in 豪氣）； 晒（as in 晒命，晒野）
  
• In decent Chinese: [沉溺] 消費; 炫燿
• Where we first met: The Scotsman.com - a report found Edinburgh uninspiring for shoppers, so 'go to Glasgow if you urge for a splurge'.