untangle

ʌnˈtaŋɡ(ə)l/


verb
gerund or present participle:  untangling


1.  free from a tangled or twisted state.
synonyms: disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, unjumble, straighten out, sort out, untwist, untwine, untie, unknot, undo

2.  make (something complicated or confusing) easier to understand or deal with.


synonyms: solve, find the/an answer to, answer, find a/the solution to, resolve, work out, puzzle out, fathom, understand, find the key to, find the answer to, decipher, clear up, make easier to understand, make simpler, make plainer, clarify, make more comprehensible, make more intelligible, remove the complexities from, straighten out, sort out, get to the bottom of, make head or tail of, unravel, disentangle, unfold, piece together, simplify, explain, expound, elucidate, illuminate;
informal:  figure out, suss out, crack


After much anguished soul-searching and wondering if I'm doing the right thing in leaving the BBC, it became very clear today during a chat with a long-standing and respected colleague that I've made the right decision for this particular point in my life.  All quite simple, really.


Today's blipfoto is of another item from my bowl of vanilla-scented pot pourri.