to understand something that is complicated or unclear
comprendre quelque chose qui est compliqué ou peu clair (komprendr kelk choz ki é kompliqué ou peu klair)
"I finally made sense of the instructions after reading them twice."
"j'ai enfin compris les instructions après les avoir lues deux fois." (jé enfin **kompri** lé instruksyon après lé avwar lu deux fwa)
to support someone or something strongly
to reduce the amount of something
a sudden and significant progress
calm, relaxed, and not easily upset
to finish something before the deadline
something sounds familiar