Act and Chapter

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Chapter and act are semantically related. in passage topic. In some cases you can use "Chapter" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Chapter noun - A local unit of an organization.

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Act and chapter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Chapter".

Nearby Words: chap, chaptering, chaptered

live	live act	live chapter
good	good act	good chapter
particular	particular act	particular chapter
certain	certain act	certain chapter
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, real, main, famous, new, major, final, next, last.

In fact, when the team ambushes Ash's team in the first chapter of the fourth act, Kane had to be the one reminding them that Ash's team just killed Lando in the last act and they must exact revenge.

Source: Video Game / Vandal Hearts
There are fractional numbered acts for omakes, and full-chapter flashbacks are listed as "act.xx".

Source: Unusual Chapter Numbers
A frequently usable antidote: lead up to the act, then pull a discretion shot at the end of the chapter, coming back in during the next chapter when it's all over.

Source: IKEA Erotica

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