to make someone understand what you are trying to say
заставить кого-то понять, что вы пытаетесь сказать (zastavit' kogo-to ponyat', chto vy pytayetes' skazat')
"Sometimes it’s hard to get through to my teenage son."
"Иногда трудно заставить моего подростка понять, что я пытаюсь сказать." (Inogda trudno **get through to** moyemu podrostku.)
to focus on the important part of a conversation or issue
to move or progress in the direction of winning or success
to turn on or start an electronic device
to compare one thing with another; to make someone oppose so...
to pass through different phases of change smoothly
to register at a hotel or airport
