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  • flesh out β€” the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • goose β€” any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
  • bulking β€” the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
  • highlighted β€” to emphasize or make prominent.
  • caricaturing β€” a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
  • go overboard β€” over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
  • lend a hand β€” the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • maximize β€” to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
  • accentuate β€” To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
  • highlighting β€” to emphasize or make prominent.
  • forgathered β€” Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
  • increase β€” to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • goosed β€” any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
  • intensify β€” to make intense or more intense.
  • dramatise β€” to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
  • weighted β€” having additional weight.
  • massed β€” a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
  • lay it on β€” to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • dramatize β€” to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
  • overdo β€” to do to excess; overindulge in: to overdo dieting.
  • aggravate β€” If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
  • maximise β€” to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
  • overdramatize β€” to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
  • amplify β€” If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
  • overdraw β€” to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
  • heat up β€” the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • caricatured β€” Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
  • overact β€” (of an actor) act a role in an exaggerated manner.
  • overacting β€” Present participle of overact.
  • weighting β€” the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • lay it on thick β€” to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • massing β€” a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
  • overdrawn β€” Past participle of overdraw.
  • inflate β€” deflate
  • congressed β€” (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
  • overassess β€” To assess too often.
  • hyped β€” to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
  • magnify β€” to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
  • congressing β€” (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
  • misquote β€” a quotation that is incorrect.
  • mark up β€” a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
  • multiply β€” to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
  • misreport β€” to report incorrectly or falsely.
  • lay on β€” to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • go too far β€” take sth past acceptable limits
  • overemphasise β€” (British) alternative spelling of overemphasize.
  • make much of β€” great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
  • overemphasised β€” Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
  • headlining β€” a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
  • in flames β€” to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
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