Act
Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Take action and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take action" instead a verb "Act".
Take action
Act and take action are semantically related. You can use "Act" instead a verb phrase "Take action".
Both terms in one sentence
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The Council gives them the paralegal authority to act above the law and take action as they see fit.
Source: The Men in Black -
For example, one character joins the council in order to force the school to take action against the rampant sexual harassment going on (though in that character's case it was more her and her family threatening legal action than the position in the school council that got the school to act).
- Even choosing to end the plot mid way through will add on the characters commenting on the evidence you've gathered so far and how it convinced them to take action saying that the characters are fully aware of the situation, but how and when they act on it is the player's choice.
Source: Idiot Plot / Video Games
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