add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
quote put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
set off,
bring out set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
re-emphasise,
re-emphasize emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity"
bear down exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
topicalize emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence; "Speakers topicalize more often than they realize"; "The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'"
point up emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"
press home,
ram home,
drive home make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas"
