The term 'pay attention' can be expressed in many ways, such as looking, minding, sitting up, listening, HEY, tugging, harking, hearing, heeding, noting, tending, focusing, watching, noticing, tuning in, waking up, hearkening, see here, take HEED, take NOTE, lend an ear, LOOK alive, WATCH this, LISTEN here, take NOTICE, get this straight, and LISTEN carefully. All of these words and phrases are related to the idea of paying attention, and they all emphasize the importance of being aware and attentive to the world around us.