Drift and Focus

Drift

Drift noun - A pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow).

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Focus and drift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Focus" instead a noun "Drift".

Nearby Words: drifted, drifting, drifter, driftage

Focus noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.

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Drift and focus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drift" instead a noun "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

emotional	emotional drift	emotional focus
high	high drift	high focus
clear	clear drift	clear focus
certain	certain drift	certain focus
Other adjectives: original, initial, prominent, heavy, large, slight, main, new, general, political.

A lot of characters drift out of focus as the Love Triangle between Ebony, Draco and Vampire develops.

Source: Out of Focus
The focus is on the Japanese drift-racing underground, and as such, has acted as an anime Gateway Series for western car enthusiasts.

Source: Manga / Initial D
Yu then has to see all of his friends drift apart as they focus on their own lives and don't even meet up like they used to.

Source: So What Do We Do Now?

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