diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/__snapshots__/table_basic.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/__snapshots__/table_basic.test.tsx.snap
index d69af298018e7..158c7fa4aeec3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/__snapshots__/table_basic.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/__snapshots__/table_basic.test.tsx.snap
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ exports[`DatatableComponent it renders actions column when there are row actions
               "showMoveLeft": false,
               "showMoveRight": false,
               "showSortAsc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort asc",
+                "label": "Sort ascending",
               },
               "showSortDesc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort desc",
+                "label": "Sort descending",
               },
             },
             "cellActions": undefined,
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ exports[`DatatableComponent it renders actions column when there are row actions
               "showMoveLeft": false,
               "showMoveRight": false,
               "showSortAsc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort asc",
+                "label": "Sort ascending",
               },
               "showSortDesc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort desc",
+                "label": "Sort descending",
               },
             },
             "cellActions": undefined,
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ exports[`DatatableComponent it renders actions column when there are row actions
               "showMoveLeft": false,
               "showMoveRight": false,
               "showSortAsc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort asc",
+                "label": "Sort ascending",
               },
               "showSortDesc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort desc",
+                "label": "Sort descending",
               },
             },
             "cellActions": undefined,
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ exports[`DatatableComponent it renders the title and value 1`] = `
               "showMoveLeft": false,
               "showMoveRight": false,
               "showSortAsc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort asc",
+                "label": "Sort ascending",
               },
               "showSortDesc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort desc",
+                "label": "Sort descending",
               },
             },
             "cellActions": undefined,
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ exports[`DatatableComponent it renders the title and value 1`] = `
               "showMoveLeft": false,
               "showMoveRight": false,
               "showSortAsc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort asc",
+                "label": "Sort ascending",
               },
               "showSortDesc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort desc",
+                "label": "Sort descending",
               },
             },
             "cellActions": undefined,
@@ -403,10 +403,10 @@ exports[`DatatableComponent it renders the title and value 1`] = `
               "showMoveLeft": false,
               "showMoveRight": false,
               "showSortAsc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort asc",
+                "label": "Sort ascending",
               },
               "showSortDesc": Object {
-                "label": "Sort desc",
+                "label": "Sort descending",
               },
             },
             "cellActions": undefined,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/columns.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/columns.tsx
index 5ff1e84276ba7..fdb05599c38e9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/columns.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/columns.tsx
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ export const createGridColumns = (
           ? false
           : {
               label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.table.sort.ascLabel', {
-                defaultMessage: 'Sort asc',
+                defaultMessage: 'Sort ascending',
               }),
             },
         showSortDesc: isReadOnly
           ? false
           : {
               label: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.table.sort.descLabel', {
-                defaultMessage: 'Sort desc',
+                defaultMessage: 'Sort descending',
               }),
             },
         additional: isReadOnly
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx
index 2c4cecd356ced..89b8809d1b23c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.tsx
@@ -10,16 +10,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { Ast } from '@kbn/interpreter/common';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import {
-  EuiFlexGroup,
-  EuiFlexItem,
-  EuiIcon,
-  EuiText,
-  EuiTextColor,
-  EuiButtonEmpty,
-  EuiLink,
-  EuiTitle,
-} from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem, EuiIcon, EuiText, EuiButtonEmpty, EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { CoreStart, CoreSetup } from 'kibana/public';
 import {
   DataPublicPluginStart,
@@ -423,16 +414,6 @@ export const InnerVisualizationWrapper = ({
         <EuiFlexItem>
           <EuiIcon type="alert" size="xl" color="danger" />
         </EuiFlexItem>
-        <EuiFlexItem>
-          <EuiTitle size="s">
-            <EuiTextColor color="danger">
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.lens.editorFrame.configurationFailure"
-                defaultMessage="Invalid configuration"
-              />
-            </EuiTextColor>
-          </EuiTitle>
-        </EuiFlexItem>
         <EuiFlexItem className="eui-textBreakAll" data-test-subj="configuration-failure-error">
           {localState.configurationValidationError[0].longMessage}
         </EuiFlexItem>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
index 7fdc58b74e509..bc361973bb62c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
@@ -192,22 +192,21 @@ const MovingAveragePopup = () => {
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
           id="xpack.lens.indexPattern.movingAverage.basicExplanation"
-          defaultMessage="Moving average slides a window across the data and displays the average value in the window."
+          defaultMessage="Moving average slides a window across the data and displays the average value. Moving average is supported only by date histograms."
         />
       </p>
 
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
           id="xpack.lens.indexPattern.movingAverage.longerExplanation"
-          defaultMessage="To calculate the moving average, Lens uses the mean of the window and applies a skip policy for gaps.
-            For missing values, the bucket is skipped and the calculation is performed on the next value."
+          defaultMessage="To calculate the moving average, Lens uses the mean of the window and applies a skip policy for gaps.  For missing values, the bucket is skipped, and the calculation is performed on the next value."
         />
       </p>
 
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
           id="xpack.lens.indexPattern.movingAverage.tableExplanation"
-          defaultMessage="For example, given the data [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], we can calculate a simple moving average with a window size of 5 as follows:"
+          defaultMessage="For example, given the data [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], you can calculate a simple moving average with a window size of 5:"
         />
       </p>
 
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ const MovingAveragePopup = () => {
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
           id="xpack.lens.indexPattern.movingAverage.windowInitialPartial"
-          defaultMessage="For the initial part of the series the window is partial, until it reaches the requested number of items. For instance with a window size of 5:"
+          defaultMessage="The window is partial until it reaches the requested number of items.  For example, with a window size of 5:"
         />
       </p>
       <ul>
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ const MovingAveragePopup = () => {
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
           id="xpack.lens.indexPattern.movingAverage.limitations"
-          defaultMessage="Note the first moving average value start from the second item onward. The moving average is supported only for date histograms."
+          defaultMessage="The first moving average value starts at the second item."
         />
       </p>
     </HelpPopover>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/utils.ts
index c0c3030cb598a..59dbf74c11480 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/utils.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function checkForDateHistogram(layer: IndexPatternLayer, name: string) {
   return [
     i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.calculations.dateHistogramErrorMessage', {
       defaultMessage:
-        '{name} requires a date histogram to work. Choose a different function or add a date histogram.',
+        '{name} requires a date histogram to work. Add a date histogram or select a different function.',
       values: {
         name,
       },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx
index fa3a390fb199d..4d4556a0ac4ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx
@@ -369,16 +369,14 @@ const AutoDateHistogramPopover = ({ data }: { data: DataPublicPluginStart }) =>
     >
       <p>
         {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.dateHistogram.autoBasicExplanation', {
-          defaultMessage: 'The auto date histogram splits a date field into buckets by interval.',
+          defaultMessage: 'The auto date histogram splits a data field into buckets by interval.',
         })}
       </p>
 
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
           id="xpack.lens.indexPattern.dateHistogram.autoLongerExplanation"
-          defaultMessage="Lens automatically chooses an interval for you by dividing the specified time range by the 
-                  {targetBarSetting} advanced setting. The calculation tries to present “nice” time interval buckets. The maximum 
-                  number of bars is set by the {maxBarSetting} value."
+          defaultMessage="To choose the interval, Lens divides the specified time range by the {targetBarSetting} setting. Lens calculates the best interval for your data. For example 30m, 1h, and 12. The maximum number of bars is set by the {maxBarSetting} value."
           values={{
             maxBarSetting: <EuiCode>{UI_SETTINGS.HISTOGRAM_MAX_BARS}</EuiCode>,
             targetBarSetting: <EuiCode>{UI_SETTINGS.HISTOGRAM_BAR_TARGET}</EuiCode>,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/range_editor.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/range_editor.tsx
index f58e2d788b9c8..269c59822fefc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/range_editor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/ranges/range_editor.tsx
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ const GranularityHelpPopover = () => {
       <p>
         <FormattedMessage
           id="xpack.lens.indexPattern.ranges.granularityPopoverExplanation"
-          defaultMessage='The size of the interval is chosen to be a "nice" value. It is possible for the chosen
-            interval to stay the same when changing the granularity slider if the "nice" interval is
-            the same. The minimum granularity is 1, and the maximum is 
-            {setting}. To change the maximum granularity setting, go to Advanced settings.'
+          defaultMessage='The size of the interval is a "nice" value. When the granularity of the slider changes, the interval stays the same when the “nice” interval is the same. The minimum granularity is 1, and the maximum value is 
+            {setting}. To change the maximum granularity, go to Advanced settings.'
           values={{
             setting: <EuiCode>{UI_SETTINGS.HISTOGRAM_MAX_BARS}</EuiCode>,
           }}
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ const GranularityHelpPopover = () => {
       <p>
         {i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.ranges.granularityPopoverAdvancedExplanation', {
           defaultMessage:
-            'Intervals are incremented by 10, 5 or 2: for example an interval can be 100 or 0.2 .',
+            'Intervals are incremented by 10, 5 or 2. For example, an interval can be 100 or 0.2 .',
         })}
       </p>
     </HelpPopover>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_config_panel.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_config_panel.tsx
index dd5fff3c49f4f..f6889552560f7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_config_panel.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/xy_config_panel.tsx
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export const XyToolbar = memo(function XyToolbar(props: VisualizationToolbarProp
                       <EuiIconTip
                         color="subdued"
                         content={i18n.translate('xpack.lens.xyChart.missingValuesLabelHelpText', {
-                          defaultMessage: `Gaps in the data are not shown by default, but can be represented as dotted lines with different modes.`,
+                          defaultMessage: `By default, Lens hides the gaps in the data. To fill the gap, make a selection.`,
                         })}
                         iconProps={{
                           className: 'eui-alignTop',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 4d94539a514d1..6aed7dddc0168 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -11155,7 +11155,6 @@
     "xpack.lens.editLayerSettingsChartType": "レイヤー設定を編集、{chartType}",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.buildExpressionError": "グラフの準備中に予期しないエラーが発生しました",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.colorIndicatorLabel": "このディメンションの色：{hex}",
-    "xpack.lens.editorFrame.configurationFailure": "無効な構成です",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.configurationFailureMoreErrors": " +{errors} {errors, plural, other {エラー}}",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.dataFailure": "データの読み込み中にエラーが発生しました。",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.emptyWorkspace": "開始するにはここにフィールドをドロップしてください",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index a35d4c67dde00..51f424878cbfc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -11183,7 +11183,6 @@
     "xpack.lens.editLayerSettingsChartType": "编辑图层设置 {chartType}",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.buildExpressionError": "准备图表时发生意外错误",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.colorIndicatorLabel": "此维度的颜色：{hex}",
-    "xpack.lens.editorFrame.configurationFailure": "配置无效",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.configurationFailureMoreErrors": " +{errors} 个{errors, plural, other {错误}}",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.dataFailure": "加载数据时出错。",
     "xpack.lens.editorFrame.emptyWorkspace": "将一些字段拖放到此处以开始",
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
index a86a67d7c8d0d..6ca13b232e11a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
@@ -571,15 +571,15 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await PageObjects.lens.goToTimeRange();
       await PageObjects.lens.switchToVisualization('lnsDatatable');
       // Sort by number
-      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(2, 'asc');
+      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(2, 'ascending');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       expect(await PageObjects.lens.getDatatableCellText(0, 2)).to.eql('17,246');
       // Now sort by IP
-      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'asc');
+      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'ascending');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       expect(await PageObjects.lens.getDatatableCellText(0, 0)).to.eql('78.83.247.30');
       // Change the sorting
-      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'desc');
+      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'descending');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       expect(await PageObjects.lens.getDatatableCellText(0, 0)).to.eql('169.228.188.120');
       // Remove the sorting
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/table.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/table.ts
index 3f9cdf06da8ab..211669e75dc3f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/table.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/table.ts
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await PageObjects.lens.goToTimeRange();
       await PageObjects.lens.switchToVisualization('lnsDatatable');
       // Sort by number
-      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(2, 'asc');
+      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(2, 'ascending');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       expect(await PageObjects.lens.getDatatableCellText(0, 2)).to.eql('17,246');
       // Now sort by IP
-      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'asc');
+      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'ascending');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       expect(await PageObjects.lens.getDatatableCellText(0, 0)).to.eql('78.83.247.30');
       // Change the sorting
-      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'desc');
+      await PageObjects.lens.changeTableSortingBy(0, 'descending');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       expect(await PageObjects.lens.getDatatableCellText(0, 0)).to.eql('169.228.188.120');
       // Remove the sorting
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
index dcb730f77725d..d9ec9ca5d3f62 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ export function LensPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderCont
       );
     },
 
-    async changeTableSortingBy(colIndex = 0, direction: 'none' | 'asc' | 'desc') {
+    async changeTableSortingBy(colIndex = 0, direction: 'none' | 'ascending' | 'descending') {
       const el = await this.getDatatableHeader(colIndex);
       await el.click();
       let buttonEl;