Steely

Adjective

Resembling or suggesting steel, as in color, strength,or hardness.

Even steely New Yorkers hunching towards nighttime seem to relax, and occasionally they even join in tune

the words Hunching and occasionally.

There was a steely edge to his question.

Taut

Adjective

tightly drawn; not slack.

visiting friends in in So Ho, where sidewalks are narrow and tightly spaced buildings shut out the sky- things can get very taught indeed.

The Fabric Stays Taut Without adhesive

Affluent
Adjective

Abundant supply, wealth.

I came upon her one evening on a deserted street in Hyde Park, a relatively affluent neighborhood in an otherwise mean, impoverished section of Chicago.

In my point of view i think i live in a affluent neighborhood

Insomnia

noun

Inability to sleep soundly

Suffering a bout of insomnia, however, I was stalking sleep, not defenseless wayfarers.

he's suffering, stalking sleep and defenseless.

I suffer from insomnia because I have trouble sleeping at night

dismay

verb

To surprise in such a manner as to disillusio

As a softy who is scarcely able to take a knife to a raw chicken - let along hold it to a person's throat - I was surprised, embarrassed, and dismayed all at once.

Surprised & embarrased are part of what dismayed is.

They Were Dismayed by the U-turn Policy

Didactic

Adjective

Teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.

In Class

In Class

It was a slow-placed,didactic lecture in class today