10
act(noun, verb, give, present, play)
10
play(verb, act, give, present, do)
7
peacock(verb, act, fake, affect, pretend)
6
perform(verb, act, present, play, do)
5
do(verb, act, give, play, create)
5
enact(verb, act, give, present, play)
5
impersonate(verb, act, give, present, play)
5
pretend(verb, act, play, do, create)
5
put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, give)
4
affect(verb, act, create, fake, display)
4
mime(verb, act, play, do, fake)
4
pantomime
4
simulate(verb, act, play, do, create)
3
dramatize(verb, give, present, play, fake)
3
fake(verb, act, play, create, assume)
3
make believe(verb, expression, play, create, fake)
3
overact
3
pirate(suggest, imitate, reproduce, replicate, mimic)
3
roleplay(noun, verb)
3
show(give, present, play, perform, amplify)
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