Concentrate
Concentrate verb - To bring (something) to a central point or under a single control.
Usage example: time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us
Separate
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Mind Hive: Celestia can split her mind into at least three separate consciousnesses, each able to concentrate on a different train of thought.
Source: Fan Fic / The Immortal Game - The Prussian army in fact won several battles against the revolutionary armies (which led to a dangerous feeling of self-satisfaction afterwards), but in 1795 Frederick William concluded a separate peace with the French Republic to concentrate on the newly erupted conflict on his eastern border.
Source: Useful Notes / Prussian Kings
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