to make someone understand what you mean
заставить кого-то понять, что вы имеете в виду (zastavit' kogo-to ponyat', chto vy imeyete v vidu)
"I tried to get through to him, but he just wouldn’t listen."
"Я пытался get through to him, но он просто не хотел слушать." (Ya pytalsya **get through to him**, no on prosto ne khotel slushat')
raining very heavily
an idea or event that changes everything significantly
to find hope or something positive in a bad situation
to spend a lot of money in a short period of time
to prepare energetically for something
to attract someone’s interest
