upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
chalk (mineral); white wall
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
new building; new construction
that is to say; so that means
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
clearly; brightly; crisply
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to fall on one's backside