affluence
opulence
arrears
in default, in the red, late, overdue
cascade
(v.) plunge, rush, tumble
cringe
flinch, duck, fawn
crotchety
grumpy, touchy, crabby, disagreeable
immobile
fixed, unmoving
impassable
closed, impenetrable
innovation
novelty, modernization, new wrinkle
jovial
jolly, cheerful, festive
manacle
(v.) put in chains, fetter
martial
hostile, bellicose
minimum
(adj.) least
nimble
lively, keen, flexible
onset
outset, commencement
partition
(n.) divider, separation
perishable
short-lived, fleeting
retrieve
regain, fetch, remedy, rectify
sinister
frightening, ominous
taut
tight, strained, orderly, shipshape
template
mock-up, stencil, guide, shape, mold