Attention and Bearing

Attention

Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

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Bearing and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bearing" instead a noun "Attention".

Nearby Words: attentive, attentively

Bearing noun - The fact or state of being pertinent.

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Attention and bearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attention" instead a noun "Bearing".

Nearby Words: bear, bearer, beared

human	human attention	human bearing
particular	particular attention	particular bearing
considerable	considerable attention	considerable bearing
actual	actual attention	actual bearing
Other adjectives: real, huge, little, bad, strict, less, minimal, further, significant.

When she is trapped on a ship with the vaguely psychopathic character Jakkelsen, she makes a weapon from a towel and a ball bearing, and injures him badly enough that he needs medical attention.

Source: Combat Pragmatist / Literature
This one gets the least attention out of the plots and has the least bearing on the film, as Jeremy just serves as comic relief.

Source: Western Animation / The Secret of NIMH
The fight has utterly zero bearing on the plot and it gets little attention from the group when he returns.

Source: Padding

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