Focus
Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.
Lay
Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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At the end though it is time for Jarra to lay down her uniform and focus again on what she always did best: being an archaeologist.
Source: Literature / Earth Girl -
It's not his main focus however, as all the magical stuff is just to get him in range so he can really lay down the hurt with grapples.
Source: Magical Native American -
Eventually, they find spider eggs and are puzzled as to how the definitely male Webstor was able to lay them and decide the thought is too repellent to ponder too much and focus on simply finding him instead.
Source: Animal Gender-Bender
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