acting
acting
/ˈæktɪŋ/
doing the work of another person for a short time
the acting manager
Collocations
noun
acting
/ˈæktɪŋ/
the activity or profession of performing in plays, films, etc.
She started her acting career while still at school.
I did quite a lot of acting when I was at college.
The film is spoiled by some very wooden acting.
The game's voice acting is excellent.
Collocations
adjective
verb + acting
acting + noun
e.g.
Stand back! That arrowhead is coated with a fast-acting poison made from red stingray spine and worfsbane root... but a brown bear can still take another ten steps after being hit. 離れろ トリカブトの根やアカエイの毒針を混ぜた即効性の毒矢だが… ヒグマなら10歩は動ける (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』1話)