emphasize

"His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job."

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"All told, there were over a dozen.  Can you tell time on a clock?  He had untold wealth."

"My brother said he was going to help with the dishes. What, he's never done a chore before! "

"The weight of the textbooks in my backpack felt heavy. "

"He paused for emphasis before saying who had won."

"The constant noise from the construction site next door was a significant stress. "

"My boss assigned me a new project at work. "

"The school offered an extra science class for students interested in astronomy. "

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

"The teacher fingered Mark as the one who started the food fight in the cafeteria. "

"The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear."