break apart, analyze, gauge, refine, weigh, define, reflect, scrutinize, examine, size up, detect, identify, discern, piece together, assess, redefine, decipher, puzzle out, rethink, calculate, formulate, develop, predict, translate, contextualize, specify, sum up, cite, parse, dissect, conclude, pinpoint, wrestle with, revisit, decode, clarify, crack the code, figure in/out, compare and contrast, sharpen (one's analysis), approach, process (data), interpret (data), evaluate (data)

drill, hammer, mirror, repeat, replicate, regurgitate, mimic, echo, imitate, reproduce, train, recall, duplicate, write out, steep, rehearse, review, copy, master, chart, quote, parrot, memorize, quiz, brush up, recite (multiplication tables), test (oneself), commit to memory

grasp, inspect, pull out, scan, listen to (a book on tape), absorb, soak up, study, scrutinize, take in, scroll, read, browse, check, peruse, review, comb through, dip into, sift, search, devour, pore over, digest, memorize, skim (the book), leaf through, crack open (a book), dog-ear, speed-read, mark (pages with notes), underline

concentrate, flash, ruminate, conjure up, evoke, recall, place, remember, reach back to, invoke, recollect, summon up, call up/forth, search (one's notes)

unearth, probe, dig, appraise, theorize, do a web search, study, scrutinize, examine, investigate, vet, review, research, fact-check, verify, evaluate, calculate, comb through, solve, inquire, troll, map, confer, wade through, base, prove, corroborate, validate, google, pore over, hypothesize, delve into, submit (results for scrutiny), back up (one's premise), confirm (a premise), replicate (an earlier study), resolve (discrepancies), consult (archives), brainstorm (with experts), collect (data), devise (a method to investigate a topic), formulate (a hypothesis), design (a methodology), log (findings), chronicle (results of one's research), note (discrepancies), sort through/out, search for (data), cotton on

dig into, grind, concentrate, cram, highlight, disentangle (fact from assumption), absorb, scrutinize, investigate, notice, focus, review, synthesize, mull over, untangle, solve, incorporate, inquire, cross out, wade through, distinguish, isolate, dissect, glean, pore over, digest, familiarize, quiz, make sense of, unravel, clear up, keep track of, brush up, test (oneself), dog-ear, hone (one's understanding), take in (information), delve, ground (one's understanding), skim (one's notes), type up (notes), underline, scribble (notes), track (details), tear through, progress through (levels of understanding), cotton on

tweet, answer, transmit, communicate, text, mail, chat, knock off, reply, email, talk, correspond, comment, write (a letter/email), respond, exchange (letters), keep in touch, keep in contact, message, pass on (a message), forward (a message/letter), stamp (an envelop), send (an invitation/letter), post (a comment), instant message, include (an emoticon), fire off (a reply)

turn out, type, outline, pen, draft, word, scribble, put down, author, point out, craft, compose, jot down, throw down (on paper), sketch out

pace, profile, define, depict, portray, characterize, express, treat, invent (a character), develop (a character), establish (credibility), quicken the pace (of dialog), internalize

stretch, embellish, embroider, puff up, tart up, intensify, amplify, magnify, hyperbolize, exaggerate, vilify, ramp up, inflate, aggrandize, pump up, speed up, overstate, demonize, beef up, dramatize, draw out, elaborate, build (suspense), up the ante, deceive (the reader), amp up

devise, shape, pace, imagine, outline, plot, scheme, concoct, develop, word, snowball, ration out, dream up, sequence, wrap up, craft, foreshadow, bookend, treat (a topic), adumbrate, narrate (a story), further (the plot), forward (the plot), chart (a course), expand on, dovetail, sequentialize, culminate, tie in/together

paint, draw up, depict, make up, invent, rethink, word, think through, hint, fill in, forward (the plot), set up (a scene), build (suspense), add (sensory details), grope (for the right metaphor), create (dialog), ground (the setting in a particular time and place), portray (characters), tighten (dialog)

personify, imply, suggest, infer, theme, hyperbolize, plagiarize, develop, contextualize, summarize, characterize, symbolize, objectify, bracket, draw parallels, foreshadow, bookend, allude, ironize, reinforce (a character's destiny), alliterate, arc (a narrative)

portray, persuade, develop, address, reference, disseminate, borrow, quote, cite, interpret, recount, chronicle, describe, blog, hint, articulate, profess, put forth, mention, tell a tale, expound (on a theme), argue (a premise), force (an issue into the public conversation), frame (a subject), depict (a period in history), shape (an argument)

steal, suggest, portray, explore, research, borrow, revise, fold in, encapsulate, fill in (details), tie together, segue, detail, establish (credibility), ironize, forward (a plot), demonstrate (competency/knowledge), establish (a premise), arc (a narrative), reference (great works of literature), tweak (dialog), fire off (a communiqué), bang out (an endorsement), listen (to one's characters), flesh out (characters/scenes/settings), historicize

pour, imitate, crib, embellish, mansplain, lose focus, exaggerate, plagiarize, summarize, tack on, interpret, overstate, inveigh against, insist, lecture, ramble, preach, proselytize, browbeat, fail to (employ strong verbs), retell (an overdone theme), repeat (oneself), sentimentalize, overwrite, overuse (a word)