15
highlight(verb, charge, mark, present, maintain)
11
stress(verb, emphasize, maintain, assert, indicate)
9
feature(verb, give, charge, mark, present)
9
play pool
9
underline(verb, charge, mark, present, maintain)
8
emphasize(verb, charge, mark, present, maintain)
8
spotlight(verb, charge, mark, present, maintain)
8
underscore(verb, charge, mark, present, maintain)
7
accentuate(verb, charge, mark, present, maintain)
7
italicize(verb, charge, mark, present, maintain)
5
accent(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
5
dramatize(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
5
point up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, mark)
4
foreground
4
magnify(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
3
call attention to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, mark)
3
cozy up
3
enlarge(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
3
fool around(verb, expression, fail, disobey, trespass)
3
misbehave
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