
| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accord priority to | grant first importance to |
| 2. | address first | handle before other matters |
| 3. | allocate first to | assign first resources to |
| 4. | ascribe priority to | attribute first importance to |
| 5. | assign priority to | designate as important first |
| 6. | attach importance to | consider important |
| 7. | attend to first | deal with before others |
| 8. | award priority to | give first importance to |
| 9. | bring to the fore | make prominent |
| 10. | build around | organize chiefly around |
| 11. | care most about | consider most important |
| 12. | center attention on | focus attention on |
| 13. | center chiefly on | focus mainly on |
| 14. | center on | have as main focus |
| 15. | channel toward | direct resources toward |
| 16. | concentrate chiefly on | focus mainly on |
| 17. | concentrate on | direct attention chiefly to |
| 18. | count first | treat as first importance |
| 19. | deal with ahead of | handle before another thing |
| 20. | deal with first | handle before anything else |
| 21. | designate first | name as first priority |
| 22. | direct toward | aim attention toward |
| 23. | earmark | set aside as important |
| 24. | elevate | raise in importance |
| 25. | emphasize | give special importance to |
| 26. | favor | treat as more important |
| 27. | feature | give prominence to |
| 28. | fix on | direct attention to |
| 29. | flag | mark as important |
| 30. | focus chiefly on | concentrate mainly on |
| 31. | focus on | give main attention to |
| 32. | foreground | place in the forefront |
| 33. | frontload | place early for importance |
| 34. | give first place to | rank above all others |
| 35. | give precedence to | treat as coming before |
| 36. | give priority to | treat as most important |
| 37. | give top billing | give greatest prominence to |
| 38. | grant precedence to | allow to come first |
| 39. | heed | pay attention to |
| 40. | highlight | make especially important |
| 41. | hold highest | rank above all others |
| 42. | home in on | move attention toward |
| 43. | keep foremost | maintain as most important |
| 44. | keep uppermost | hold as top concern |
| 45. | key on | focus specifically on |
| 46. | lay emphasis on | stress the importance of |
| 47. | lay stress on | place emphasis on |
| 48. | lead with | begin by emphasizing |
| 49. | look after first | attend to before others |
| 50. | look to first | consider before alternatives |
| 51. | make a priority | treat as important first |
| 52. | make central | put at the center |
| 53. | make much of | treat as very important |
| 54. | make paramount | treat as most important |
| 55. | make primary | treat as primary |
| 56. | move ahead of | place before another |
| 57. | move to the front | bring into leading position |
| 58. | move up | place higher in order |
| 59. | name as primary | identify as main concern |
| 60. | order first | arrange in first place |
| 61. | organize around | arrange chiefly around |
| 62. | orient toward | direct toward as main concern |
| 63. | place before | position ahead of |
| 64. | place first | put before others |
| 65. | prefer | choose before others |
| 66. | prize | value highly |
| 67. | put ahead of | place before in importance |
| 68. | put at the top | place in highest importance |
| 69. | put before | place ahead of |
| 70. | put first | rank as most important |
| 71. | raise | move to a higher place |
| 72. | rank above | place higher than |
| 73. | rank first | place at the top |
| 74. | rank highest | place at the highest level |
| 75. | rate first | judge as most important |
| 76. | rate highly | judge as very important |
| 77. | regard highly | consider very important |
| 78. | schedule first | plan before others |
| 79. | see to first | attend to before others |
| 80. | set as primary | establish as main concern |
| 81. | set highest | place at the top |
| 82. | single out | select for special attention |
| 83. | start with | begin by handling |
| 84. | steer toward | guide attention toward |
| 85. | stress | highlight as important |
| 86. | tackle first | deal with before others |
| 87. | take precedence | come before others |
| 88. | take up first | handle before other matters |
| 89. | top the list | rank above all others |
| 90. | treat as central | regard as central |
| 91. | treat as key | regard as especially important |
| 92. | treat as primary | regard as main concern |
| 93. | turn to first | address before other things |
| 94. | underline | emphasize strongly |
| 95. | underscore | show importance clearly |
| 96. | upweight | give greater weight to |
| 97. | value most | regard as most important |
| 98. | weight heavily | assign greater importance to |
| 99. | zero in on | focus closely on |
| 100. | zoom in on | focus closely on |
