Act and Manage

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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Manage and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manage" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Manage verb - Come to terms with.

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Act and manage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Manage".

power	act power	manage power
life	act life	manage life
people	act people	manage people
part	act part	manage part
Other words: kind, time, way, little, times.

The last act is the shortest act, and wraps everything up when the hero(es) manage to pull off a victory at the very end in a final battle.

Source: Act Break
The not only manage to uncover something is wrong, but manage to free Moon Dancer, one of Chrysalis' slaves, and ultimately act as the Big Damn Heroes later on to save the main heroes.

Source: Misfit Mobilization Moment
Badass Crew: The Scroungers certainly count, when they manage to get their act together.

Source: Roleplay / The Sydney Scroungers

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