Explain and Improve

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Improve and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Improve" instead a verb "Explain".

Improve verb - To make better.

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Explain and improve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Improve".

ability	explain ability	improve ability
attitude	explain attitude	improve attitude
power	explain power	improve power
strength	explain strength	improve strength
Other words: relationship, knowledge, appearance, situation, time, bit, story, skills, powers, abilities, aspects.

They are teenagers, which might explain a lot; however, they are alone and it's used to improve the composition of the scene.

Source: Series / Horatio Hornblower
Adric tries to explain that, because the TARDIS is a time machine, it doesn't matter how long they have to wait, but this does not improve Tegan's mood.

Source: Gender Scoff
Radiant Historia handles this reasonably well: After getting a bad end (and you will), the children in Historia explain your mistake and offer some advice to improve your odds.

Source: Player Nudge

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