Action and Service

Action

Action noun - Active fighting during the course of a war.

Usage example: the battalion saw action soon after it arrived in France

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Service and action are semantically related In some cases you can use "Service" instead a noun "Action".

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Service noun - An act of kind assistance.

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Action and service are semantically related in time in military operation topic. Sometimes you can use "Action" instead a noun "Service".

particular	particular action	particular service
similar	similar action	similar service
normal	normal action	normal service
short	short action	short service
Other adjectives: direct, regular, certain, standard, free, single, actual, real, big, bad, main, private, final, military, further, last.

Dungeons & Dragons has the standard Geas spell, which compels a subject to carry out a service or action and drains their strength if they resist.

Source: Restraining Bolt
Nami of One Piece though he hair is more orange than red, Nami still holds this trope in full being the series Gold Digger, Miss Fan Service and Action Girl.

Source: Heroes Want Redheads
A non-action but still nail-biting suspense scene involves Bond's escape in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Source: Cable-Car Action Sequence

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