diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index e86e0dca..0fece2d1 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -5159,6 +5159,7 @@ numa_nope:
       // and prT macro might replace space at buf[8] with:   ------> +
          char buf[10]; // MEMORY_lines_fmt provides for 8+1 bytes
       } buftab[8];
+      unsigned long kb_main_my_used;
 
       if (!scaletab[0].label) {
          scaletab[0].label = N_txt(AMT_kilobyte_txt);
@@ -5168,14 +5169,17 @@ numa_nope:
          scaletab[4].label = N_txt(AMT_petabyte_txt);
          scaletab[5].label = N_txt(AMT_exxabyte_txt);
       }
-      prT(bfT(0), mkM(total)); prT(bfT(1), mkM(used));
-      prT(bfT(2), mkM(free));  prT(bfT(3), mkM(buffers));
-      prT(bfT(4), mkS(total)); prT(bfT(5), mkS(used));
-      prT(bfT(6), mkS(free));  prT(bfT(7), mkM(cached));
+      kb_main_my_used = kb_main_used - kb_main_buffers - kb_main_cached;
+
+      prT(bfT(0), mkM(total));   prT(bfT(1), mkM(free));
+      prT(bfT(2), mkM(my_used)); prT(bfT(3), mkM(buffers));
+      prT(bfT(4), mkS(total));   prT(bfT(5), mkS(free));
+      prT(bfT(6), mkS(used));    prT(bfT(7), mkM(cached));
 
       show_special(0, fmtmk(N_unq(MEMORY_lines_fmt)
-         , scT(label), bfT(0), bfT(1), bfT(2), bfT(3)
-         , scT(label), bfT(4), bfT(5), bfT(6), bfT(7)));
+         , scT(label), N_txt(WORD_abv_mem_txt), bfT(0), bfT(1), bfT(2), bfT(3)
+         , scT(label), N_txt(WORD_abv_swp_txt), bfT(4), bfT(5), bfT(6), bfT(7)
+         , N_txt(WORD_abv_mem_txt)));
       Msg_row += 2;
     #undef bfT
     #undef scT
diff --git a/top/top_nls.c b/top/top_nls.c
index ea1c0887..5ffe72e6 100644
--- a/top/top_nls.c
+++ b/top/top_nls.c
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ static void build_norm_nlstab (void) {
    Norm_nlstab[NUMA_nodeget_fmt] = _("expand which node (0-%d)");
    Norm_nlstab[NUMA_nodebad_txt] = _("invalid node");
    Norm_nlstab[NUMA_nodenot_txt] = _("sorry, NUMA extensions unavailable");
+/* Translation Hint: 'Mem ' is an abbreviation for physical memory/ram
+   '                 'Swap' represents the linux swap file --
+   '                 please make both translations the same length,
+   '                 using extra spaces as necessary */
+   Norm_nlstab[WORD_abv_mem_txt] = _("Mem ");
+   Norm_nlstab[WORD_abv_swp_txt] = _("Swap");
 }
 
 
@@ -631,12 +637,9 @@ static void build_uniq_nlstab (void) {
    Uniq_nlstab[STATE_lin2x7_fmt] = _("%%%s~3"
       "%#5.1f ~2us,~3%#5.1f ~2sy,~3%#5.1f ~2ni,~3%#5.1f ~2id,~3%#5.1f ~2wa,~3%#5.1f ~2hi,~3%#5.1f ~2si,~3%#5.1f ~2st~3\n");
 
-/* Translation Hint: Only the following need be translated
-   .                 abbreviations: Mem = physical memory/ram, Swap = the linux swap file
-   .                 words:         total, used, free, buffers, cached */
    Uniq_nlstab[MEMORY_lines_fmt] = _(""
-      "%s Mem: ~3 %9.9s~2total,~3 %9.9s~2used,~3 %9.9s~2free,~3 %9.9s~2buffers~3\n"
-      "%s Swap:~3 %9.9s~2total,~3 %9.9s~2used,~3 %9.9s~2free.~3 %9.9s~2cached Mem~3\n");
+      "%s %s:~3 %9.9s~2total,~3 %9.9s~2free,~3 %9.9s~2used,~3 %9.9s~2buffers~3\n"
+      "%s %s:~3 %9.9s~2total,~3 %9.9s~2free,~3 %9.9s~2used.~3 %9.9s~2cached %s~3\n");
 
    Uniq_nlstab[INSP_hdrsels_fmt] = _(""
       "Inspection~2 Pause at: pid ~1%d~6 running ~1%s~6 as user ~1%s~6\n"
diff --git a/top/top_nls.h b/top/top_nls.h
index 9010263e..9d880d17 100644
--- a/top/top_nls.h
+++ b/top/top_nls.h
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ enum norm_nls {
    OSEL_errvalu_fmt, OSEL_prompts_fmt, OSEL_statlin_fmt, RC_bad_entry_fmt,
    RC_bad_files_fmt, SCROLL_coord_fmt, SELECT_clash_txt, THREADS_show_fmt,
    TIME_accumed_fmt, UNKNOWN_cmds_txt, UNKNOWN_opts_fmt, USAGE_abbrev_txt,
-   WORD_allcpus_txt, WORD_another_txt, WORD_eachcpu_fmt, WORD_exclude_txt,
-   WORD_include_txt, WORD_noneone_txt, WORD_process_txt, WORD_threads_txt,
-   WRITE_rcfile_fmt, WRONG_switch_fmt, XTRA_badflds_fmt, XTRA_fixwide_fmt,
-   XTRA_warncfg_txt, XTRA_winsize_txt,
+   WORD_abv_mem_txt, WORD_abv_swp_txt, WORD_allcpus_txt, WORD_another_txt,
+   WORD_eachcpu_fmt, WORD_exclude_txt, WORD_include_txt, WORD_noneone_txt,
+   WORD_process_txt, WORD_threads_txt, WRITE_rcfile_fmt, WRONG_switch_fmt,
+   XTRA_badflds_fmt, XTRA_fixwide_fmt, XTRA_warncfg_txt, XTRA_winsize_txt,
 #ifndef INSP_OFFDEMO
    YINSP_demo01_txt, YINSP_demo02_txt, YINSP_demo03_txt, YINSP_deqfmt_txt,
    YINSP_deqtyp_txt, YINSP_dstory_txt,