To make up a story is to fabricate, to concoct, or to contrive a false explanation.
Excavate is the word for dig up.
"Surrender" is a word that means giving up control over something.
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exaggerate
The word you're looking for is "opt." To "opt" for something means to make a choice or decision, often implying giving up other alternatives to pursue a specific option.
This actually means you've been left to make a decission on something.
shattered or screwed
it means to power up something
Inflate.
It's something you cannot put up with.
Fiction
The word is "surrender" to surrender is to give up something, place, one etc.