shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to cover fully; to wrap around
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
moron; idiot; stupid person
(sound of one's) heartbeat
surveillance camera; security camera
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
cease-fire; truce; armistice
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
for (some) doubtful points to remain
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
monolith; large slab of rock
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
embodiment; realization; materialization
another; different; separate; discrete
mental illness; emotional disorder
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
emergency support; emergency assistance