This cream will soften up your skin.
The special cream will help to soften up your skin.
They are meant to burrow and move up ahead of the swarm to soften up their opponent's forces.
First they would "soften up" an island, weakening the resistance by shelling the enemy strongholds with bombs from offshore ships.
The way to eat a frozen pear is to first immerse it in cold boiled water. The pear will soon be coated with ice and then soften up gradually.
