to hear something but quickly forget it
услышать что-то, но быстро забыть (uslyshat shto to no bistro zabyt)
"Whatever I tell him goes in one ear and out the other."
"Что бы я ни сказал, в одно ухо влетает, а из другого вылетает." (chto by ya ni skazal v odno ukho vletaet a iz drugogo vyletaet)
so surprised that you cannot speak
to be good at talking or persuading people
a big and sudden improvement
liable to be misused or exploited
to deceive or mislead someone
to form your own opinions and make your own decisions