legendary beast; magical beast
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
already; now; no longer; not any more
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cannot be helped; unavoidable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
hostile nature; inimical character
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
departure; leaving; setting off
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
cruise; navigation; sailing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)