invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
settlement; solution; resolution
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
drawing a sword; drawn sword
raging fire; conflagration
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
in comparison to; rather than
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
item; something that one "just has to have"
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen