He didn't go over to that guy's house for a confrontation, he just wanted to know what was going on.

I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.

We're into the confrontation now.

The instructor stared at me with cold, cut-me-no-slack determination, then got into a fighting stance, holding one hand out, beckoning me.
"I saw that movie too!"I said."It was like the coolest movie of all-"
He launched himself at me.
That was when his day really went downhill.

Deal with the mistakes that ruined your reputation because they are your real problems; not the ones stabbing you at the back.

Jack Kennedy protected a mature and presidential image – tough, yet not unduly combative.