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Well, I thought maybe this would help someone and gathered few phrases and words that you would hardly ever find in your dictionaries...

Words and phrases you may use somehow
ясно как дважды два - (разговорное) absolutely clear
как два пальца об асфальт - (разговорное) dead easy
вилами по воде писано - (раговорное) means uncertainty
Сусанин - (разговорное) means person that lead you wrong way
С легким паром - it's a tradition to say this to person who've just visited bath/sauna
а Васька слушает да ест - (разговорное) means person do know your opinion, but still don't take it into account
затянуть пояса - (разг.) to have a tough time
плач Ярославны - (разг) useless worries about smth
семь раз отмерь, один - отрежь - (разг) you should think twice before doing anything
мартышка и очки - (разг) means someone have access to smth, but have no idea of what to do with it
медвежья услуга - (разг) means someone trying to help have done things worse
баян - (разг, интернет) word describing joke that everyone already know and consequently not funny at all
вам шашечки или ехать? - (разг) a question of what is more important to you - correct form or the concept itself
гайцы - (разг) policemen in whose duties is to enforce driving rules




Words and phrases you'd better not to use, but should know
стольник - (разг) - hundred rubles
пятихатка - (разг) - five hundred rubles
зеленые - (разг) dollars
деревянные - (разг) rubles
шеф - (разг) driver
штука - (разг) one thousand


Well, and may be that's interesting, but there's quite a lot of features in using words to agree and to disagree in real language. I mean, words да, конечно may mean - no, and word нет may mean yes :)!