knowledge or comprehension of a person, idea, or situation

to solve, resolve, or settle a problem, dispute, or issue

to explain; to interpret; to analyze or expound on a meaning or concept

to understand or comprehend the meaning, nature, or reasons behind something

to set free from oppression, exploitation, or foreign rule; to emancipate

to dismiss an employee from a job; to fire; to discharge

to decrease in intensity or severity; to become less tense or acute (as of a situation, illness, or crisis)

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA); the armed forces of the People's Republic of China

to remove; to get rid of; to eliminate something negative such as a burden, pain, or restriction; to lift a ban or an embargo

to solve a mystery or riddle; to clear up a misunderstanding or dispel doubts

To break down a chemical compound into simpler substances or elements

to melt or dissolve; to turn from a solid into a liquid or gas

to settle a dispute or bring parties to an agreement through persuasion; to make peace between conflicting sides

To extricate oneself from a difficult situation, heavy labor, or complicated affairs; to get free of something; to release oneself.

To explain something orally; to provide a verbal explication or description.

to understand incorrectly; to misread a situation or person

to interpret or explain a text or phenomenon through careful analysis; to read into a situation; to understand a deeper meaning

To be puzzled or confused by something; to not understand.

to explain or interpret; to narrate and analyze

to explain and answer a question; to solve a problem or resolve a difficulty

To stop a dispute, feud, or battle and return to a state of peace or harmony.

To disband an organization, team, or parliament; to break up or cancel a group entity.

to cut open a body or plant to study its internal structure; to perform an autopsy

to rescue; to save or deliver someone from danger, distress, or a difficult situation

one's understanding or view of a matter or principle

People's Liberation Army (PLA); the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China.

to dissolve or melt; the process of a substance forming a solution within a solvent

to decode or decipher; to unlock a password or crack software; to break a code

to analyze or resolve something by breaking it down into its component parts; to dissect

to understand a person's situation and make allowances for them; to forgive or sympathize with someone based on the facts of their situation

To provide an explanation or defend oneself in response to criticism or accusations

the chemical process of decomposing a compound by passing an electric current through it, widely used in metal extraction and electroplating

to seek a solution to a mathematical problem, equation, or puzzle

to degrade or decompose; specifically refers to the breakdown of organic matter or the reduction of molecular weight in polymers through exposure to light, acids, or chemicals

To remove or neutralize harmful substances in the body

to break up into components; to dismantle or take apart a physical structure

To break or remove an enemy's encirclement; to lift a siege.

To lift a ban or remove a prohibition; to end a restriction on activities, information, or movement

to collapse, crumble, or break up; originally refers to the way roof tiles shatter and fall apart; often used to describe an organization, defense, or resolve falling apart

to decipher or decode a message or signal; to translate encoded information back into its original form like text, data, or images

to melt; to thaw; to defrost

To lift a secret status or remove restrictions on confidential information; to reveal previously unknown facts.

to work out or answer an exercise or a test question

a chemical compound that conducts electricity when dissolved in a solvent or when melted, such as acids, bases, and salts

the chemical process of a substance reacting with water to form other substances

to cut up or dismember a body (human or animal)

war fought by an oppressed class or nation for freedom

medicine used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison

(literary) postures or techniques in martial arts; talent, ability, or methods used to solve a problem