| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accentuates | makes more noticeable |
| 2. | addresses | deals with directly |
| 3. | advances | puts forward |
| 4. | analyzes | examines methodically |
| 5. | appraises | assesses carefully |
| 6. | approaches | deals with in a way |
| 7. | assesses | evaluates thoughtfully |
| 8. | attends to | gives attention to |
| 9. | bears on | has relevance to |
| 10. | broaches | brings up for discussion |
| 11. | centers on | has as its main subject |
| 12. | comments on | offers remarks about |
| 13. | concentrates on | gives close attention to |
| 14. | concentrates upon | gives close attention to |
| 15. | concerns itself with | deals with mainly |
| 16. | considers | thinks about carefully |
| 17. | contemplates | thinks about deeply |
| 18. | covers | deals with |
| 19. | deals with | is about |
| 20. | deliberates on | considers carefully before deciding |
| 21. | details | describes fully |
| 22. | develops | expands in detail |
| 23. | directs itself to | turns attention toward |
| 24. | discusses | talks about in detail |
| 25. | documents | records in detail |
| 26. | dwells on | spends time discussing |
| 27. | elaborates on | adds more detail about |
| 28. | emphasizes | gives special importance to |
| 29. | engages with | becomes involved with |
| 30. | evaluates | judges carefully |
| 31. | examines | looks at closely |
| 32. | explores | looks into thoroughly |
| 33. | expounds on | explains at length |
| 34. | features | gives prominence to |
| 35. | fixates on | becomes centered on |
| 36. | fixes attention on | directs notice toward |
| 37. | fixes on | directs attention toward |
| 38. | foregrounds | places in prominence |
| 39. | frames | presents in a certain way |
| 40. | gives attention to | attends to |
| 41. | handles | deals with |
| 42. | has to do with | is concerned with |
| 43. | highlights | makes especially noticeable |
| 44. | homes in on | moves attention directly to |
| 45. | hones in on | focuses precisely on |
| 46. | inspects | examines closely |
| 47. | interrogates | examines critically or deeply |
| 48. | introduces | brings forward for attention |
| 49. | investigates | looks into systematically |
| 50. | keys on | focuses attention on |
| 51. | lingers on | continues discussing at length |
| 52. | locks in on | focuses tightly on |
| 53. | locks onto | fixes attention on |
| 54. | monitors | watches closely |
| 55. | mulls over | considers at length |
| 56. | obsesses over | focuses excessively on |
| 57. | orients to | aligns attention toward |
| 58. | outlines | presents the main points |
| 59. | pertains to | is about |
| 60. | ponders | thinks about carefully |
| 61. | presents | puts before an audience |
| 62. | prioritizes | treats as most important |
| 63. | probes | investigates deeply |
| 64. | pursues | continues working toward |
| 65. | questions | examines critically |
| 66. | raises | brings up as an issue |
| 67. | reflects on | thinks carefully about |
| 68. | reports on | gives information about |
| 69. | restricts itself to | limits attention to |
| 70. | returns to | comes back to |
| 71. | reviews | looks over carefully |
| 72. | revisits | considers again |
| 73. | ruminates on | thinks repeatedly about |
| 74. | scrutinizes | examines very carefully |
| 75. | speaks to | addresses directly |
| 76. | specializes in | concentrates on one area |
| 77. | spotlights | draws attention to |
| 78. | stresses | gives importance to |
| 79. | studies | investigates in detail |
| 80. | tackles | deals with energetically |
| 81. | takes up | begins dealing with |
| 82. | targets | directs attention toward |
| 83. | touches on | mentions or deals with |
| 84. | treats | handles as a subject |
| 85. | turns on | depends or centers on |
| 86. | underlines | gives special emphasis to |
| 87. | underscores | emphasizes strongly |
| 88. | unpacks | explains in fuller detail |
| 89. | ventures into | begins exploring a subject |
| 90. | views | regards or considers |
| 91. | visits | returns to discuss briefly |
| 92. | voices | expresses thoughts about |
| 93. | weighs | considers carefully |
| 94. | works on | deals with actively |
| 95. | wrestles with | struggles to address |
| 96. | writes on | publishes about a subject |
| 97. | zeroes in on | narrows attention to |
| 98. | zeros in on | focuses tightly on |
| 99. | zones in on | directs attention closely to |
| 100. | zooms in on | focuses more closely on |
