| stress(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit) |
| harp on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, repeat, labor) |
| emphasize(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit) |
| fret(worry, sulk, ruminate, mope) |
| labour |
| linger over |
| muse(consider, worry, ponder, reflect, sulk) |
| brood(verb, worry, regard, struggle, fret) |
| dwell upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, worry, fret) |
| grieve(worry, sulk, ruminate, brood, mope) |
| italicize(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit) |
| ponder(verb, consider, worry, reflect, sulk) |
| rub in(expression, charge, mark, maintain, hit) |
| accent(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit) |
| accentuate(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit) |
| belabour |
| elaborate(verb, linger, elucidate) |
| highlight(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit) |
| linger on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ponder) |
| overemphasize(verb, labor, overstate, overplay) |