Affect and Follow

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Follow and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Follow" instead a verb "Affect".

Follow verb - To come after in time.

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Affect and follow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Follow".

Nearby Words: following, follower, followed

character	affect character	follow character
life	affect life	follow life
people	affect people	follow people
someone	affect someone	follow someone
Other words: plot, time, way, characters, game, story, ending, target, plans, player, storyline, events.

Ironically, since she's madly in love with Touma Kamijou, she'll believe anything he says and follow his path anywhere, even though she can't read or affect his mind.

Source: I Work Alone
The point of view does shift constantly, which can be a little hard to follow, but actually adds to the overwhelming emotional affect of the story.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pinball Scoring: Monsters have ATK and DEF in incriments of 100, and cards that affect Life Points follow the same.

Source: Franchise / Yu-Gi-Oh!

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