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')
to wait patiently for the right moment
to be unable to remember or think of something
to keep changing your mind about something
Better times will come after bad ones.
to end a phone call
a very mild punishment
