Fare and Play

Fare

Fare verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.

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Play and fare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb "Fare".

Nearby Words: fared, faring

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Fare and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fare" instead a verb "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

musical	musical fare	musical play
normal	normal fare	normal play
regular	regular fare	regular play
standard	standard fare	standard play
Other adjectives: original, obvious, popular, serious, dark, main, dramatic, traditional, theatrical, recent, comedic.

time	fare time	play time
song	fare song	play song

Final Fantasy II was the first JRPG to play with this trope in detail, though it's since become genre standard fare.

Source: The Emperor
Some civs, like the Clan of Embers, actually fare pretty well with this strategy, since the Runes of Kilmorph and the Order play to the Clan's strengths far more than any of the evil religions.

Source: Video Game / Fall from Heaven
The final product is essentially standard superhero fare, although Body Horror does play a role into the superpowers at first.

Source: Film / Fantastic Four (2015)

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