diff --git a/core/modules/action/action.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/action/action.links.menu.yml
index cd18014..3909ed9 100644
--- a/core/modules/action/action.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/action/action.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 action.admin:
   title: Actions
-  description: 'Manage the actions defined for your site.'
+  description: 'Create tasks that can be executed by the site.'
   route_name: entity.action.collection
   parent: system.admin_config_system
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml
index aafd082..dd2735b 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 aggregator.admin_overview:
   title: 'Feed aggregator'
-  description: 'Configure which content your site aggregates from other sites, how often it polls them, and how they''re categorized.'
+  description: 'Add feeds or import OPMLs to gather external content and configure how often they are updated.'
   route_name: aggregator.admin_overview
   parent: system.admin_config_services
   weight: 10
diff --git a/core/modules/ban/ban.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/ban/ban.links.menu.yml
index dc30e3a..12280eb 100644
--- a/core/modules/ban/ban.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/ban/ban.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ban.admin_page:
   title: 'IP address bans'
-  description: 'Manage banned IP addresses.'
+  description: 'Ban visits to the site from specific IP addresses.'
   route_name: ban.admin_page
   weight: 10
   parent: user.admin_index
diff --git a/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.links.menu.yml
index 8f53899..1565808 100644
--- a/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config_translation.mapper_list:
   title: 'Configuration translation'
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
-  description: 'Translate the configuration.'
+  description: 'Translate site configuration.'
   route_name: config_translation.mapper_list
   weight: 30
diff --git a/core/modules/editor/editor.module b/core/modules/editor/editor.module
index 1e645dd..d49bb71 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/editor.module
+++ b/core/modules/editor/editor.module
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function editor_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
  */
 function editor_menu_links_discovered_alter(array &$links) {
   $links['filter.admin_overview']['title'] = new TranslatableString('Text formats and editors');
-  $links['filter.admin_overview']['description'] = new TranslatableString('Configure how user-contributed content is filtered and formatted, as well as the text editor user interface (WYSIWYGs or toolbars).');
+  $links['filter.admin_overview']['description'] = new TranslatableString('Select and configure text editors, and how content is filtered when displayed.');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/filter/filter.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/filter/filter.links.menu.yml
index f689b2f..5e920ab 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/filter.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/filter/filter.links.menu.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ filter.tips_all:
 filter.admin_overview:
   title: 'Text formats'
   parent: system.admin_config_content
-  description: 'Configure how content input by users is filtered, including allowed HTML tags. Also allows enabling of module-provided filters.'
+  description: 'Configure how content is filtered when displayed, including which HTML tags are rendered and enable module-provided filters.'
   route_name: filter.admin_overview
diff --git a/core/modules/image/image.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/image/image.links.menu.yml
index 235d01c..d90e629 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/image.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/image/image.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 entity.image_style.collection:
   title: 'Image styles'
-  description: 'Configure styles that can be used for resizing or adjusting images on display.'
+  description: 'Configure image display styles.'
   parent: system.admin_config_media
   route_name: entity.image_style.collection
diff --git a/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml
index 3b01228..14029ec 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 entity.configurable_language.collection:
   title: Languages
-  description: 'Configure languages for content and the user interface.'
+  description: 'Configure languages for content, interface and configuration.'
   route_name: entity.configurable_language.collection
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
 language.content_settings_page:
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/locale/locale.links.menu.yml
index 41665ae..03a8ef7 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 locale.translate_page:
   title: 'User interface translation'
-  description: 'Translate the built-in user interface.'
+  description: 'Configure import of translation files, and add or customize interface translations.'
   route_name: locale.translate_page
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
   weight: 15
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml
index 46bdd93..95fded2 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 path.admin_overview:
   title: 'URL aliases'
-  description: 'Change your site''s URL paths by aliasing them.'
+  description: 'Add custom URLs to existing internal paths.'
   route_name: path.admin_overview
   parent: system.admin_config_search
   weight: -5
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml
index 9e1f007..c5e7a5b 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 simpletest.test_form:
   title: Testing
-  description: 'Run tests against Drupal core and your modules. These tests help assure that your site code is working as designed.'
+  description: 'Run tests against the site core code and enabled modules to help you ensuring that your site code works as designed.'
   route_name: simpletest.test_form
   parent: system.admin_config_development
   weight: -5
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.links.menu.yml
index b409c23..901a926 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 statistics.settings:
   title: Statistics
-  description: 'Control details about what and how your site logs content statistics.'
+  description: 'Configure the logging of content statistics for your site.'
   route_name: statistics.settings
   parent: system.admin_config_system
   weight: -15
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/system/system.links.menu.yml
index ba21cee..a6c5b31 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 the content of your site and that is located on your site at <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:
@@ -91,31 +91,31 @@ 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 set their own timezone.'
   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'
   parent: system.admin_config_system
-  description: 'Change site name, email address, slogan, default front page, and error pages.'
+  description: 'Change site name, email address, slogan, default front page and error pages.'
   route_name: system.site_information_settings
   weight: -20
 system.cron_settings:
@@ -128,28 +128,28 @@ 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
   route_name: system.admin_reports
   parent: system.admin
-  description: 'View reports, updates, and errors.'
+  description: 'View reports, updates and errors.'
   weight: 5
 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
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
index 46a2947..a18fd4a 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ user.admin_index:
 entity.user.admin_form:
   title: 'Account settings'
   parent: user.admin_index
-  description: 'Configure default behavior of users, including registration requirements, emails, and fields.'
+  description: 'Configure default user account settings, including fields, registration requirements and email messages.'
   weight: -10
   route_name: entity.user.admin_form