overstress

aggravate enhance inflate overestimate overstate

boost color dramatize embellish embroider fudge overcharge overdo overdraw overemphasize overplay overrate pad pyramid

blow up make mountain of molehill puff up

simplify

decrease diminish lessen miniaturize play down weaken

exaggerate maximize overdo overemphasize overstate overuse

accent accentuate dramatize hyperbolize magnify mug overact overdraw overwork stretch

blow out of proportion get carried away ham it up labor at lay it on thick point up show off

play down