ADJ
- decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous
- immediate, prompt, swift, urgent
- drastic, emergency
- The situation calls for drastic action
- collective, concerted, joint, united
- direct, positive
- evasive
- corrective, remedial
- disciplinary, legal, military, political, strike
- Disciplinary action will be taken against students who cheat
VERB + ACTION
- take
- call for
- agree on
- The leaders have agreed on joint action to combat terrorism
- leap/spring/swing into
- The emergency services swung into action as soon as the disaster was reported
- carry out, perform, take
- Only the priest can perform these actions. We shall take whatever actions are necessary
- galvanize/prod/spur sb into
- We have to galvanize people into action
- bring/ put sth into
- We need to put these ideas into action
- keep/put sb/sth out of
- A fire has put the factory out of action
PREP
- in ~
- I have not yet seen the machines in action
- out of ~
- He is out of action following an ankle injury
- ~ against
- against drug dealers
- ~ on
- The government is taking strong action on refugees
PHRASES
- a course of action
- Is this the best course of action to follow?
ADJ
- court
- civil, criminal, libel
VERB + ACTION
- bring, take out
- Her husband brought a civil action against her after their divorce
ADJ
- enemy
- He was killed during enemy action
VERB + ACTION
- see
- I never saw action during the war
PHRASES
- killed/missing/wounded in action
- He was reported missing in action