Lead and Piece

Lead

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

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Piece and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piece" instead a noun "Lead".

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

Piece noun - A broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete.

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Lead and piece are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Piece".

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

good	good lead	good piece
nice	nice lead	nice piece
particular	particular lead	particular piece
common	common lead	common piece
Other adjectives: certain, solid, original, single, simple, powerful, actual, entire, real, large, big, great, huge, little, important, new.

May lead to Chekhov's Gun or Chekhov's Exhibit, if said museum piece has been noted earlier in the plot.

Source: Break Out the Museum Piece
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
She grants him a single piece of straw which he trades through his travels until fortunate circumstances lead to the hand in marriage of the daughter of a millionaire.

Source: Chain of Deals

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