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The terminology and chart symbols are fairly standard.

Here are some definitions that are used in these patterns:

cent dbl inc (central double increase):
k in front and back of next st, then knit into the vertical bar between the sts just knitted

dec5 (decrease from 5 sts down to 1 on front of work):
sl next 3 sts, pass 2nd st on rt ndl over first, sl 1 st back to left ndl, pass 2nd st on left ndl over first, sl 1 st to rt ndl, pass 2nd st on rt ndl over first, sl 1 st back to left ndl, pass 2nd st on left ndl over first, k the central stitch which now remains from the central 5 sts

dec5b (decrease from 5 sts down to 1 on back of work):
same as dec5, except that at the end, k the central stitch which now remains from the central 5 sts

dec7 (decrease from 7 sts down to 1 on front of work):
sl next 4 sts, pass 2nd st on rt ndl over first, sl 1 st back to left ndl, pass 2nd st on left ndl over first, sl 1 st to rt ndl, pass 2nd st on rt ndl over first, sl 1 st back to left ndl, pass 2nd st on left ndl over first, sl 1 st to rt ndl, pass 2nd st on rt ndl over first, sl 1 st back to left ndl, pass 2nd st on left ndl over first, p the central stitch which now remains from the central 7 sts

dec7b (decrease from 7 sts down to 1 on back of work):
same as dec7, except that at the end, k the central stitch which now remains from the central 7 sts

m1 (make 1):
Left running thread before the next st, place on left ndl, and knit into the back of the running thread

sl2-k1-p2so:
slip the next two stitches as if to knit 2 tog, k1, pass the two slipped stitches over the stitch just knitted