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S: (n) attention, attending (the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others)
S: (n) care, attention, aid, tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something) "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
S: (n) attention (a general interest that leads people to want to know more) "She was the center of attention"

S: (n) attention (a courteous act indicating affection) "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"

S: (n) attention (the faculty or power of mental concentration) "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"

S: (n) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion (complete attention; intense mental effort)

S: (n) focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering (the concentration of attention or energy on something) "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"

S: (n) specialism (the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation)
S: (n) study (a state of deep mental absorption) "she is in a deep study"

S: (n) mental note (special attention with intent to remember) "he made a mental note to send her flowers"
S: (n) watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness (the process of paying close and continuous attention) "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

S: (n) jealousy (zealous vigilance) "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard

S: (n) attention (a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review) "the troops stood at attention"