Action
Measure
Measure noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.
Usage example: such new security measures as metal detectors at all the entrances
Action is a synonym for measure in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Action" instead a noun "Measure", if it concerns topics such as preventive or institutive action.
How words are described
| human | human action | human measure |
| best | best action | best measure |
| particular | particular action | particular measure |
| short | short action | short measure |
| Other adjectives: direct, certain, standard, offensive, actual, real, extreme, main, deliberate, necessary, possible, final, further, extra, last, drastic, disciplinary, defensive. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The key here is that in an action adventure a character either has an ability or he or she doesn't; there is no measure of how good he or she is with a given ability (which is considered an RPG element).
Source: Action-Adventure - Then Cerebus Syndrome sets in, the characters' troubling backstories are explored, and by Season II, it's much more action-oriented, with some deconstruction thrown in for good measure.
- Schneizel says that in the same situation, the Emperor would have taken King with King, and Zero's action gives him a good measure of what kind of man he is.
Source: Secret Test of Character
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