Influence and Substance

Influence

Influence noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.

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Substance and influence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substance" instead a noun "Influence".

Substance noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

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Influence and substance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Influence" instead a noun "Substance".

clear	clear influence	clear substance
alien	alien influence	alien substance
single	single influence	single substance
powerful	powerful influence	powerful substance
Other adjectives: actual, real, evil, little, dark, new, poisonous, foreign, magical.

Mitch on the other hand argues that you can't achieve anything of real substance or influence as a dog, and that Sandra's family will be worried sick about them already and it's selfish of her to stay this way because her mother will think she's dead.

Source: Literature / Lady: My Life as a Bitch
I Am A Humanitarian: During the first transformations, Masane under Witchblade influence licks a strange substance that oozes from X-Cons and I-Weapons.

Source: Anime / Witchblade
Commandant Grayza from Farscape has a gland implanted in her body that secretes a substance that lets her "influence" males.

Source: The Baroness

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