Aid
Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
Common collocations
| ability | aid ability | explain ability |
| way | aid way | explain way |
| plan | aid plan | explain plan |
| characters | aid characters | explain characters |
| Other words: plans. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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For the sake of story, a restrained dose of Applied Phlebotinum is allowed to explain or aid the character's ability to overcome the handicap.
Source: Handicapped Badass -
They would specifically refer to common instances of Worst Aid and explain to the viewer why such things are dangerous.
Source: Worst Aid -
Tangled Family Tree: Lampshaded when Airi pulls out a visual aid to explain how she fits in.
Source: Anime / Tenchi Muyo! GXP
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