to be at a loss; to be puzzled
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
serious; severe; grave; acute
in the end; at the end of the day
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
that's a different matter; that's a different story
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
technical skill; ability; capacity
slave traffic; slave dealer
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
being startled; getting a shock
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
settlement; solution; resolution
payment date; date of payment
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to mind; to care; to worry
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance