diff --git a/main/src/ui/contact_details/muc_config_form_provider.vala b/main/src/ui/contact_details/muc_config_form_provider.vala
index 2b1bb6d9..f9f8d7e9 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/contact_details/muc_config_form_provider.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/contact_details/muc_config_form_provider.vala
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public class MucConfigFormProvider : Plugins.ContactDetailsProvider, Object {
                     label = _("Occupants may change the subject");
                     break;
                 case "muc#roomconfig_whois":
-                    label = _("Discover real JIDs");
-                    desc = _("Who may discover real JIDs?");
+                    label = _("Permission to view JIDs");
+                    desc = _("Who is allowed to view the occupants' JIDs?");
                     break;
                 case "muc#roomconfig_roomsecret":
                     label = _("Password");
-                    desc = _("Password required for room entry, if any");
+                    desc = _("A password to restrict access to the room");
                     break;
                 case "muc#roomconfig_moderatedroom":
                     label = _("Moderated");
diff --git a/main/src/ui/global_search.vala b/main/src/ui/global_search.vala
index 4df3c6b5..e4544015 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/global_search.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/global_search.vala
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class GlobalSearch : Overlay {
             results_empty_stack.set_visible_child_name("results");
 
             int match_count = messages.size < 10 ? messages.size : stream_interactor.get_module(SearchProcessor.IDENTITY).count_match_messages(search);
-            entry_number_label.label = "<i>" + _("%i search results").printf(match_count) + "</i>";
+            entry_number_label.label = "<i>" + n("%i search result", "%i search results", match_count).printf(match_count) + "</i>";
             loaded_results += messages.size;
             append_messages(messages);
         }
diff --git a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
index ab9c0a05..a30b2a14 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class AddAccountDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         sign_in_password_box.visible = false;
         create_account_box.visible = false;
         register_box.visible = false;
-        success_description.label = _("You can now start using %s").printf("<b>" + Markup.escape_text(account.bare_jid.to_string()) + "</b>");
+        success_description.label = _("You can now start using the account %s").printf("<b>" + Markup.escape_text(account.bare_jid.to_string()) + "</b>");
 
         set_default(success_continue_button);
     }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public class AddAccountDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         if (form.oob != null) {
             form_box.add(new Label(_("The server requires to sign up through a website")){ visible=true } );
             form_box.add(new Label(@"<a href=\"$(form.oob)\">$(form.oob)</a>") { use_markup=true, visible=true });
-            register_form_continue_label.label = _("Open Registration");
+            register_form_continue_label.label = _("Open website");
             register_form_continue.visible = true;
             register_form_continue.grab_focus();
         } else if (form.fields.size > 0) {
diff --git a/plugins/omemo/src/ui/account_settings_widget.vala b/plugins/omemo/src/ui/account_settings_widget.vala
index 6148da56..cc562221 100644
--- a/plugins/omemo/src/ui/account_settings_widget.vala
+++ b/plugins/omemo/src/ui/account_settings_widget.vala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class AccountSettingWidget : Plugins.AccountSettingsWidget, Box {
         btn.visible = false;
         Qlite.Row? row = plugin.db.identity.row_with(plugin.db.identity.account_id, account.id).inner;
         if (row == null) {
-            fingerprint.set_markup("%s\n<span font='8'>%s</span>".printf(_("Own fingerprint"), _("Will be generated on first connect")));
+            fingerprint.set_markup("%s\n<span font='8'>%s</span>".printf(_("Own fingerprint"), _("Will be generated on first connection")));
         } else {
             string res = fingerprint_markup(fingerprint_from_base64(((!)row)[plugin.db.identity.identity_key_public_base64]));
             fingerprint.set_markup("%s\n<span font_family='monospace' font='8'>%s</span>".printf(_("Own fingerprint"), res));
diff --git a/plugins/omemo/src/ui/contact_details_dialog.vala b/plugins/omemo/src/ui/contact_details_dialog.vala
index ed185685..e80d1514 100644
--- a/plugins/omemo/src/ui/contact_details_dialog.vala
+++ b/plugins/omemo/src/ui/contact_details_dialog.vala
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class ContactDetailsDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         // If we set the strings in the .ui file, they don't get translated
         title = _("OMEMO Key Management");
         automatically_accept_new_label.label = _("Automatically accept new keys");
-        automatically_accept_new_descr.label = _("When this contact adds new encryption keys to their account, automatically accept them.");
+        automatically_accept_new_descr.label = _("New encryption keys from this contact will be accepted automatically.");
         own_key_label.label = _("Own key");
         new_keys_label.label = _("New keys");
         associated_keys_label.label = _("Associated keys");
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class ContactDetailsDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
             own = true;
             own_id = plugin.db.identity.row_with(plugin.db.identity.account_id, account.id)[plugin.db.identity.device_id];
 
-            automatically_accept_new_descr.label = _("When you add new encryption keys to your account, automatically accept them.");
+            automatically_accept_new_descr.label = _("New encryption keys from your other devices will be accepted automatically.");
 
             own_fingerprint_container.visible = true;
 
diff --git a/plugins/omemo/src/ui/manage_key_dialog.vala b/plugins/omemo/src/ui/manage_key_dialog.vala
index 663b8b7f..d2b69992 100644
--- a/plugins/omemo/src/ui/manage_key_dialog.vala
+++ b/plugins/omemo/src/ui/manage_key_dialog.vala
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ public class ManageKeyDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
     construct {
         // If we set the strings in the .ui file, they don't get translated
         headerbar.title = _("Manage Key");
-        compare_fingerprint_label.label = _("Compare the fingerprint, character by character, with the one shown on your contacts device.");
-        verify_no_button.label = _("Not matching");
-        verify_yes_button.label = _("Matching");
+        compare_fingerprint_label.label = _("Compare the fingerprint, character by character, with the one shown on your contact's device.");
+        verify_no_button.label = _("Fingerprints differ");
+        verify_yes_button.label = _("Fingerprints match");
         cancel_button.label = _("Cancel");
         ok_button.label = _("Confirm");
     }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class ManageKeyDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         verify_yes_button.clicked.connect(() => {
             confirm_image.set_from_icon_name("security-high-symbolic", IconSize.DIALOG);
             confirm_title_label.label = _("Verify key");
-            confirm_desc_label.set_markup(_("Once confirmed, any future messages sent by %s using this key will be highlighted accordingly in the chat window.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
+            confirm_desc_label.set_markup(_("Future messages sent by %s from the device that uses this key will be highlighted accordingly in the chat window.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
             manage_stack.set_visible_child_name("confirm");
             ok_button.sensitive = true;
             return_to_main = false;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class ManageKeyDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
     }
 
     private Box make_action_box(string title, string desc){
-        Box box = new Box(Orientation.VERTICAL, 0) { visible = true, margin_start = 20, margin_end = 20, margin_top = 14, margin_bottom = 14 }; 
+        Box box = new Box(Orientation.VERTICAL, 0) { visible = true, margin_start = 20, margin_end = 20, margin_top = 14, margin_bottom = 14 };
         Label lbl_title = new Label(title) { visible = true, halign = Align.START };
         Label lbl_desc = new Label(desc) { visible = true, xalign = 0, wrap = true, max_width_chars = 40 };
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class ManageKeyDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         box.add(lbl_desc);
 
         return box;
-    }   
+    }
 
     private void setup_main_screen() {
         main_action_list.set_header_func((row, before_row) => {
@@ -123,22 +123,22 @@ public class ManageKeyDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         ListBoxRow verify_row = new ListBoxRow() { visible = true };
         verify_row.add(make_action_box(_("Verify key fingerprint"), _("Compare this key's fingerprint with the fingerprint displayed on the contact's device.")));
         ListBoxRow reject_row = new ListBoxRow() { visible = true };
-        reject_row.add(make_action_box(_("Reject key"), _("Stop accepting this key during communication with its associated contact.")));
+        reject_row.add(make_action_box(_("Reject key"), _("Block encrypted communication with the contact's device that uses this key.")));
         ListBoxRow accept_row = new ListBoxRow() {visible = true };
-        accept_row.add(make_action_box(_("Accept key"), _("Start accepting this key during communication with its associated contact")));
+        accept_row.add(make_action_box(_("Accept key"), _("Allow encrypted communication with the contact's device that uses this key.")));
 
         switch((TrustLevel) device[db.identity_meta.trust_level]) {
             case TrustLevel.TRUSTED:
-                main_desc_label.set_markup(_("This key is currently %s.").printf("<span color='#1A63D9'>"+_("accepted")+"</span>")+" "+_("This means it can be used by %s to receive and send messages.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
+                main_desc_label.set_markup(_("This key is currently %s.").printf("<span color='#1A63D9'>"+_("accepted")+"</span>")+" "+_("This means it can be used by %s to receive and send encrypted messages.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
                 main_action_list.add(verify_row);
                 main_action_list.add(reject_row);
                 break;
             case TrustLevel.VERIFIED:
-                main_desc_label.set_markup(_("This key is currently %s.").printf("<span color='#1A63D9'>"+_("verified")+"</span>")+" "+_("This means it can be used by %s to receive and send messages.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>") + " " + _("Additionally it has been verified to match the key on the contact's device."));
+                main_desc_label.set_markup(_("This key is currently %s.").printf("<span color='#1A63D9'>"+_("verified")+"</span>")+" "+_("This means it can be used by %s to receive and send encrypted messages.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>") + " " + _("Additionally it has been verified to match the key on the contact's device."));
                 main_action_list.add(reject_row);
                 break;
             case TrustLevel.UNTRUSTED:
-                main_desc_label.set_markup(_("This key is currently %s.").printf("<span color='#D91900'>"+_("rejected")+"</span>")+" "+_("This means it cannot be used by %s to receive messages, and any messages sent by it will be ignored.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
+                main_desc_label.set_markup(_("This key is currently %s.").printf("<span color='#D91900'>"+_("rejected")+"</span>")+" "+_("This means it cannot be used by %s to decipher your messages, and you won't see messages encrypted with it.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
                 main_action_list.add(accept_row);
                 break;
         }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class ManageKeyDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
             } else if (row == reject_row) {
                 confirm_image.set_from_icon_name("action-unavailable-symbolic", IconSize.DIALOG);
                 confirm_title_label.label = _("Reject key");
-                confirm_desc_label.set_markup(_("Once confirmed, any future messages sent by %s using this key will be ignored and none of your messages will be readable using this key.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
+                confirm_desc_label.set_markup(_("You won't see encrypted messages from the device of %s that uses this key. Conversely, that device won't be able to decipher your messages anymore.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
                 manage_stack.set_visible_child_name("confirm");
                 ok_button.sensitive = true;
                 return_to_main = true;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class ManageKeyDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
             } else if (row == accept_row) {
                 confirm_image.set_from_icon_name("emblem-ok-symbolic", IconSize.DIALOG);
                 confirm_title_label.label = _("Accept key");
-                confirm_desc_label.set_markup(_("Once confirmed this key will be usable by %s to receive and send messages.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
+                confirm_desc_label.set_markup(_("You will be able to exchange encrypted messages with the device of %s that uses this key.").printf(@"<b>$(device[db.identity_meta.address_name])</b>"));
                 manage_stack.set_visible_child_name("confirm");
                 ok_button.sensitive = true;
                 return_to_main = true;