Act and Control

Act

Act verb - To have a certain purpose.

Usage example: the tail feathers of woodpeckers act as props while the birds excavate tree trunks for insects

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Control and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Control" instead the word "Act" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Act and control are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Control" as a verb or a noun.

good	good act	good control
physical	physical act	physical control
similar	similar act	similar control
original	original act	original control
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, little, main, ultimate, new, said.

power	act power	control power
life	act life	control life
people	act people	control people
time	act time	control time
Other words: way, everyone, humans, emotions.

The Twins in The Cave control and act exactly the same as any single other character.

Source: The Dividual
Later on the zombies tend to be under a Zombie Shop's control and act like summoned monsters, some of which seem to retain their old personalities.

Source: Manga / Reiko the Zombie Shop
Shion instead has the Aloof Dark-Haired Girl thing going for her because she was raised to control her emotions and act refined.

Source: Visual Novel / Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru

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