(theatrical) fighting scene
to keep away; to keep at a distance
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to speak; to hear a voice
home area; home town; local
decision; determination; resolution
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
whereabouts; present location
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be helpful; to be useful
reason; cause; history; origin
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
intelligence gathering; information gathering
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
wearing one's hair in braids
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
independent action; acting alone