action
something an agent can do or perform
sleep onset
transition from wakefulness into sleep
completion
completion of an action
intercession
join someone else to help them
attempt
action whose success is not guaranteed
Tomahawk chop
sports celebration
social action
means by wich a society acts upon itself to preserve its cohesion
visiting the sick
act of mercy
realization
act of realizing
karaoke
form of entertainment involving singing to recorded music
opening act
entertainment act that performs at a concert before the featured act
social action
act which takes into account the actions and reactions of (other) individuals or agents
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
1963 protest against racial integration of schools in Alabama
initiative
first move in a chain of action aimed at achieving a goal
We've had abortions!
German magazine Stern 1971 cover declaration by 374 women
combo
sequence of actions with special benefit in video games
armed struggle
type of warfare
good works
in Christianity, actions or deeds
decoupling
prevention of undesired coupling between subsystems
individual action against climate change
what everyone can do to limit climate change
claim
the notification to a debtor, by a creditor, of what is expected by that claimant from that debtor
limitation
act of establishing a limitation, restriction or boundary
Paltering
deceptive argument style consisting in the active use of selective truthful statements to mislead
retribution
punishing or rewarding reaction
punishment
imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome
saving
liquidity preference
runaway
minor or a person under an arbitrary age, who has left the home of the parent or legal guardian without permission
slide
in baseball, action of a runner who drops his body to the ground and slides along the ground to reach base
relaunch
launch something again; put something into operation or motion again, i.e. a company or brand
Therblig
Basic motions in ergonomics; unit of analysis in time-and-motion studies, representing one of the basic elements or actions involved in manual work
telling time
activity of reckoning the local time
decompression stop
diving
wedgie
forcibly pulling a person's underpants
reading aloud
uttering a text verbally
plucking
process of removing hair via individual removal
awakening
temporal concept
dieting
the process of going on a diet
chokehold
submission hold that reduces air or blood flow
Abjuration
legal term
installation
process of making a computer program ready for execution
debut
first public appearance in a given role or capacity
uninstallation
process of removing installed software from a computer
stolen base
in baseball, when a runner advances one or more bases before the ball has been batted
object-orientation
software engineering concept
motion
formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group;it is a common concept in the procedure of trade unions, students' unions, corporations, and other deliberative assemblies