ATTENTION

to listen and watch carefully

pay close/careful attention to
concentrate on
concentration on
keep your mind on
keep your eyes on
take notice/note of
sit up and take note/notice of
attentive to
attention span
have a short/limited attention span

to pay particular attention
to a subject or person

pay special/particular attention to
pay more attention to sth
not pay enough attention to sth
turn your attention to
give your undivided attention to sth

to pay attention to sth that you
do not notice other things

be engrossed in
be wrapped up in
be absorbed in
immerse yourself in
be immersed in sth
preoccupied with

not paying attention to what is happening

not pay attention to
daydream about
switch off
be miles away
your mind wanders
your mind wanders to/from
let your mind wander
inattentive to
lose (your) concentration

not paying attention to a particular
subject or person

not pay attention
take no notice/not take
any notice of

to make someone pay attention to you

get/attract sb's attention
draw attention to yourself

to make people pay attention to a
subject or problem

draw/call attention to
highlight
focus sb's attention on
bring sth to sb's attention
point out that
point sth/it out
as sb points out