diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml
index ba21cee..ff6e37a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ system.admin_config_media:
   weight: -10
 system.file_system_settings:
   title: 'File system'
-  description: 'Tell Drupal where to store uploaded files and how they are accessed.'
+  description: 'Set in which directories to store uploaded files, including translation files, and configure how they are accessed.'
   parent: system.admin_config_media
   route_name: system.file_system_settings
 system.image_toolkit_settings:
   title: 'Image toolkit'
   parent: system.admin_config_media
   route_name: system.image_toolkit_settings
-  description: 'Choose which image toolkit to use if you have installed optional toolkits.'
+  description: 'Select an image processing toolkit if additional toolkits are installed.'
   weight: 20
 system.admin_config_services:
   title: 'Web services'
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ system.admin_config_services:
 system.rss_feeds_settings:
   title: 'RSS publishing'
   parent: system.admin_config_services
-  description: 'Configure the site description, the number of items per feed and whether feeds should be titles/teasers/full-text.'
+  description: 'Configure a feed that contains your site''s content and that is located on the path <em>/rss.xml</em>.'
   route_name: system.rss_feeds_settings
 system.admin_config_development:
   route_name: system.admin_config_development
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ system.admin_config_development:
 system.site_maintenance_mode:
   title: 'Maintenance mode'
   parent: system.admin_config_development
-  description: 'Take the site offline for maintenance or bring it back online.'
+  description: 'Take the site offline or bring it back online.'
   route_name: system.site_maintenance_mode
   weight: -10
 system.performance_settings:
   title: Performance
   parent: system.admin_config_development
-  description: 'Enable or disable page caching for anonymous users and set CSS and JS bandwidth optimization options.'
+  description: 'Clear caches, configure page caching for anonymous users, and enable bandwidth optimization for CSS and JavaScript files.'
   route_name: system.performance_settings
   weight: -20
 system.logging_settings:
   title: 'Logging and errors'
   parent: system.admin_config_development
-  description: 'Settings for logging and alerts modules. Various modules can route Drupal''s system events to different destinations, such as syslog, database, email, etc.'
+  description: 'Configure the logging of errors and the display of error messages.'
   route_name: system.logging_settings
   weight: -15
 system.admin_config_regional:
@@ -91,26 +91,26 @@ system.admin_config_regional:
 system.regional_settings:
   title: 'Regional settings'
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
-  description: 'Settings for the site''s default time zone and country.'
+  description: 'Set a default country and timezone, and whether users can choose their own timezones.'
   route_name: system.regional_settings
   weight: -20
 entity.date_format.collection:
   title: 'Date and time formats'
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
-  description: 'Configure display format strings for date and time.'
+  description: 'Configure display formats for date and time.'
   route_name: entity.date_format.collection
   weight: -9
 system.admin_config_search:
   title: 'Search and metadata'
   route_name: system.admin_config_search
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Local site search, metadata and SEO.'
+  description: 'Configure local site search, metadata, and SEO.'
   weight: -10
 system.admin_config_system:
   title: System
   route_name: system.admin_config_system
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'General system related configuration.'
+  description: 'Configure general system settings.'
   weight: -20
 system.site_information_settings:
   title: 'Site information'
@@ -128,19 +128,19 @@ system.admin_config_ui:
   title: 'User interface'
   route_name: system.admin_config_ui
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Tools that enhance the user interface.'
+  description: 'Enhance the user interface.'
   weight: -15
 system.admin_config_workflow:
   title: Workflow
   route_name: system.admin_config_workflow
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Content workflow, editorial workflow tools.'
+  description: 'Manage content workflow and editorial workflow.'
   weight: 5
 system.admin_config_content:
   title: 'Content authoring'
   route_name: system.admin_config_content
   parent: system.admin_config
-  description: 'Settings related to formatting and authoring content.'
+  description: 'Configure settings related to formatting and authoring content.'
   weight: -15
 system.admin_reports:
   title: Reports
@@ -151,5 +151,5 @@ system.admin_reports:
 system.status:
   title: 'Status report'
   parent: system.admin_reports
-  description: 'Get a status report about your site''s operation and any detected problems.'
+  description: 'Get a status report about your site''s operation including any problems detected.'
   route_name: system.status