Synonyms and related words :
aid, anoint, beeswax, clear the way, daub, dress, ease, embrocate, expedite, explain, facilitate, glycerolate, grease, grease the ways, hasten, help along, lard, loose, lubricate, make clear, make way for, oil, open the way, open up, pave the way, pomade, prepare the way, quicken, remove friction, run interference for, salve, simplify, slick, slick on, smear, smooth, smooth the way, soap the ways, speed, unbar, unblock, unclog, unguent, unjam, wax