Focus and Lead

Focus

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

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Lead and focus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead the word "Focus" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Focus and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead the word "Lead" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

good	good focus	good lead
soft	soft focus	soft lead
clear	clear focus	clear lead
particular	particular focus	particular lead
Other adjectives: original, true, single, obvious, romantic, strong, actual, entire, real, large, big, great, huge, little, main, new, sole, secondary, significant, primary.

It ended up being largely ignored and the lead dev decided to instead focus on a board-game styled campaign.

Source: Video Game / Cortex Command
The series' equal focus on romance and wacky humor, not to mention the attractive female lead and likeable male lead, attract plenty of male fans.

Source: Periphery Demographic / Anime and Manga
Another common tactic is for an adaptation or historical piece to focus on a white male who played a minor roll in the original story, then overblow his importance so that he's the lead.

Source: White Male Lead

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