Attention and Guard

Attention

Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

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

Nearby Words: attentive, attentively

Guard noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

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Attention and guard are semantically related in watchfulness topic. Sometimes you can use "Attention" instead a noun "Guard".

human	human attention	human guard
good	good attention	good guard
female	female attention	female guard
full	full attention	full guard
Other adjectives: special, heavy, poor, actual, real, constant, huge, hostile, personal, new.

The prison guard whips Yellowbeard to get his attention - Yellowbeard treats it like the guard was tapping him on the shoulder.

Source: Film / Yellowbeard
Similar to the 24 example above, Justified's Boyd Crowder whistles to attract the attention of a guard so he can shoot him in the forehead.

Source: "Hey, You!" Haymaker
However, if you paid attention during the fight with the first dragon, you'll notice that he devours a guard, and all of the guard's equipment is available for the taking after you kill the beast.

Source: Blatant Item Placement

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