Focus
Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.
Usage example: try to focus your attention on the task at hand
Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
How words are described
| special | special focus | special nail |
| certain | certain focus | certain nail |
| original | original focus | original nail |
| single | single focus | single nail |
| Other adjectives: prominent, sharp, heavy, actual, real, large, big, intense, huge, main, key, new, sole, extra, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Only a select few Orion releases came out afterwards, as Metromedia instead chose to focus on the newly acquired Samuel Goldwyn Company.The final nail in Orion's coffin came in 1997, when Metromedia's filmed entertainment properties were bought out by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Source: Creator / Orion Pictures -
With a focus strictly on artificial nails, ♥ Neru-Chan ♥ caters to international commissions by sending nail sets with a speedy delivery.
Source: Characters / Kyuupiikei -
A bit of For Want of a Nail here, since the real life figures were each involved in both literature and politics, they simply chose to focus on different priorities in the alternate history.
Source: Useful Notes / Benjamin Disraeli
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