to misunderstand a situation or statement completely
полностью неправильно понять ситуацию или утверждение (polnost'yu nepravil'no ponyat' situatsiyu ili utverzhdenie)
"I think you’ve got the wrong end of the stick—I wasn’t blaming you."
"Я думаю, ты неправильно понял—я не обвинял тебя." (Ya dumayu, ty **nepravil'no ponyal**—ya ne obvinyal tebya.)
to be accountable for something you did or are in charge of.
To risk everything on one big decision.
being well known or highly visible in public
to amaze or astonish someone greatly
to be sensitive to what others are feeling or thinking
to improve or advance to a higher level