to understand something by combining small details
понять что-то, сочетая мелкие детали (ponyat' chto-to, sochetaya melkie detali)
"The detective tried to piece together what had happened that night."
"Детектив пытался собрать воедино, что произошло той ночью." (Detektiv pytalsya sobrat' v oedinou, chto proizoishlo toy noch'yu.)
the shape of a building or object should primarily relate to...
to suddenly realize the solution to a problem
to admit that what one said was wrong
to pay for something, especially something expensive
not something one likes or enjoys
to watch for something or someone carefully