ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
severe wound; serious wound; gash
serious wound; serious injury
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
wound (suffered in a fight)
script; screenplay; scenario
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
excursion; field trip; school trip
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
hey there; I say; see here
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing