Act and Finish

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Finish verb - Finally be or do something.

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

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

good	good act	good finish
best	best act	best finish
original	original act	original finish
actual	actual act	actual finish
Other adjectives: bad, new, final.

part	act part	finish part
plot	act plot	finish plot
rest	act rest	finish rest
time	act time	finish time
Other words: way, story, war, times.

Only, instead of buying time for Chrestomanci to act, Chrestomanci is actually holding the world still with magic so that Nan can finish her story.

Source: Holding the Floor
The Dividual: Curdle and Telorast, who biker constantly, but also finish each other's sentences and act as one entity.

Source: Literature / Dust of Dreams
By the time they finish their act, they're surrounded by broken timbers, falling plaster, rattling floors and shattered furniture.

Source: Destructo-Nookie

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