to figure out something by reasoning
понять что-то, рассуждая логически (ponyat shto-to rassuzhdaya logicheski)
"He put two and two together and realized she was lying."
"Он сопоставил факты и понял, что она лгала." (on sopostavil fakty i ponyal chto ona lgala)
to accept criticism or blame.
to be in control of something or in charge of a situation
to dismiss something as unimportant
to remove an item from a list
to cause a significant change in a situation or trend
to do something before someone else does