| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accenting | giving emphasis to |
| 2. | accentuating | making more noticeable |
| 3. | advocating | publicly supporting |
| 4. | affirming | stating strongly as true |
| 5. | amplifying | increasing strength or effect |
| 6. | arguing for | supporting with reasons |
| 7. | asserting | stating confidently |
| 8. | attaching importance to | regarding as significant |
| 9. | backing | giving support to |
| 10. | bearing down on | focusing pressure or attention on |
| 11. | belaboring | overemphasizing through repetition |
| 12. | bolstering | supporting or strengthening |
| 13. | bringing home | making fully realized |
| 14. | bringing into focus | making clearer |
| 15. | bringing out | making more noticeable |
| 16. | calling attention to | directing notice toward |
| 17. | calling notice to | directing attention toward |
| 18. | calling out | pointing out clearly |
| 19. | centering attention on | focusing notice on |
| 20. | centering on | focusing around |
| 21. | clarifying | making easier to understand |
| 22. | concentrating on | focusing attention on |
| 23. | contending | arguing strongly |
| 24. | defending | supporting against criticism |
| 25. | describing pointedly | describing with emphasis |
| 26. | drawing attention to | causing others to notice |
| 27. | drawing focus to | directing attention toward |
| 28. | driving home | making fully understood |
| 29. | drumming in | repeating until learned |
| 30. | dwelling on | spending extra time on |
| 31. | dwelling upon | lingering on |
| 32. | echoing | repeating or reinforcing |
| 33. | elevating | raising in importance |
| 34. | elucidating | explaining more clearly |
| 35. | expounding | explaining in detail |
| 36. | expressing strongly | showing with force |
| 37. | featuring | giving prominence to |
| 38. | fixing attention on | directing notice toward |
| 39. | fixing on | directing attention toward |
| 40. | flagging | marking for attention |
| 41. | focusing on | directing attention toward |
| 42. | foregrounding | placing in the forefront |
| 43. | framing | presenting in a particular way |
| 44. | fronting | placing at the front |
| 45. | giving weight to | treating as important |
| 46. | hammering home | repeating for strong effect |
| 47. | harping on | repeating annoyingly |
| 48. | headlining | giving top prominence to |
| 49. | heightening | increasing intensity or effect |
| 50. | highlighting | making something stand out |
| 51. | homing in on | directing close attention to |
| 52. | illuminating | making clearer or more visible |
| 53. | impressing on | making someone understand importance |
| 54. | inculcating | teaching by repeated emphasis |
| 55. | indicating strongly | showing with force |
| 56. | insisting on | demanding special attention to |
| 57. | intensifying | making stronger |
| 58. | laboring | dwelling on heavily |
| 59. | laying stress on | placing emphasis on |
| 60. | leading with | putting first for impact |
| 61. | leaning on | pressing a point strongly |
| 62. | lingering on | staying focused on |
| 63. | magnifying | making seem more important |
| 64. | making a point of | deliberately stressing |
| 65. | making central | placing at the center |
| 66. | making conspicuous | making easy to notice |
| 67. | making explicit | stating clearly and directly |
| 68. | making much of | treating as very important |
| 69. | making plain | making easy to understand |
| 70. | making prominent | causing to stand out |
| 71. | making salient | making especially noticeable |
| 72. | mentioning pointedly | bringing up deliberately |
| 73. | noting especially | mentioning with emphasis |
| 74. | observing pointedly | noting with emphasis |
| 75. | placing stress on | giving importance to |
| 76. | playing up | giving extra attention to |
| 77. | pointing out | showing clearly |
| 78. | pointing to | indicating or highlighting |
| 79. | pointing up | making clearer or more obvious |
| 80. | prioritizing | treating as more important |
| 81. | privileging | giving special importance to |
| 82. | putting stress on | emphasizing importance of |
| 83. | reinforcing | strengthening the importance of |
| 84. | reiterating | saying again for emphasis |
| 85. | rendering prominent | making stand out |
| 86. | repeating | saying again |
| 87. | restating | saying again differently |
| 88. | setting off | making distinct by contrast |
| 89. | showcasing | displaying prominently |
| 90. | signaling | indicating clearly |
| 91. | singling out | selecting for special notice |
| 92. | spotlighting | drawing attention to |
| 93. | stating pointedly | saying in a forceful way |
| 94. | sticking with | continuing to stress |
| 95. | stressing | giving special importance to |
| 96. | throwing into relief | making more noticeable |
| 97. | underlining | marking as important |
| 98. | underscoring | showing extra importance |
| 99. | upholding | maintaining or defending |
| 100. | zeroing in on | focusing closely on |