Attack and Intervention

Attack

Attack noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

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Intervention and attack are semantically related in physical assault topic. In some cases you can use "Intervention" instead a noun "Attack".

Intervention noun - The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others.

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Attack and intervention are semantically related in armed interference topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a noun "Intervention".

physical	physical attack	physical intervention
special	special attack	special intervention
direct	direct attack	direct intervention
heavy	heavy attack	heavy intervention
Other adjectives: actual, real, successful, quick, personal, major, possible, last, failed, previous, sudden, magical.

Exia pulls one off in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 episode 2 when two Anfs attempt to attack him after the armed intervention.

Source: Spin Attack
Units won't be able to spot or attack the Changeling without the player's direct intervention in the form of explicit order to attack what appears to be an ally.

Source: Dressing as the Enemy
Japan's thankfully saved by the attack but when his South Korea and China invite North Korea for what's basically a intervention they see that North Korea might need more help than they thought.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Axis Powers Hetalia Dark

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