Apply and Focus

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

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Focus and apply are semantically related in collect topic. In some cases you can use "Focus" instead a verb "Apply".

Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.

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Apply and focus are semantically related in collect topic. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

sense	apply sense	focus sense
power	apply power	focus power
strength	apply strength	focus strength
amount	apply amount	focus amount
Other words: time, bit, strategy, damage, times, powers.

Power speciation obviously doesn't apply in such cases; the focus is instead on personality differences.

Source: Superhero Speciation
In contrast, this trope doesnt apply nearly as much to Black Metal, which employs similar lyrical themes (though the focus tends to be more on Satanism and anti-Christianity).

Source: "Just Joking" Justification
GURPS: Powers calls this Power Parry and suggests that this only ought to apply for powers that have the same or opposite focus.

Source: Beam-O-War

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