6
unravel(verb, calm, end, separate, settle)
6
untangle(verb, separate, unwind, detach, emancipate)
5
abridge(verb, reduce, easy, shorten, intelligible)
5
assist(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce)
5
boil down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, reduce)
5
expedite(verb, calm, quiet, help, end)
5
help(verb, calm, reduce, promote, smooth)
5
make clear(verb, expression, idiom, easy, resolve)
5
make plain(verb, expression, easy, resolve, explain)
5
order(verb, easy, shorten, abridge, intelligible)
5
shorten(verb, reduce, easy, abridge, intelligible)
5
spell out(verb, expression, easy, resolve, explain)
4
cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, easy, shorten)
4
chasten(verb, easy, shorten, abridge, intelligible)
4
cut
4
define(verb, resolve, explain, clarify, interpret)
4
disinvolve(verb, separate, reduce, easy, unwind)
4
illustrate(verb, resolve, explain, clarify, interpret)
4
light
4
popularize(verb, accessible, popular, intelligibility)
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