Collecting
Collecting noun - The act of gathering something together.
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Taking and collecting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taking" instead an adjective "Collecting".
Taking
Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Collecting and taking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collecting" instead an adjective "Taking".
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In The Cat in the Hat, collecting four keys and taking them to a Bonus Door would take you to a room where you'd have to outrun some Advancing Wall of Doom (either horizontal or vertical) to collect a gem.
Source: Bonus Stage - Collecting the various SuperDead and taking control of them to use as (un)living weapons is his entire shtick, we get it.
Source: Kick The Dog / Comic Books -
Honey Trap: The headquarters of La Résistance is in the local whorehouse, with the girls being used for collecting secrets, and taking Germans prisoner when it's time to liberate the town.
Source: Film / Escape to Athena
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