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v. understand, realize, catch, perceive, make out, get, see

nm. head, leader, boss, chief, headman, overman; lord, master, chieftain; top, article, item; foreland, ness, headland, cape

nmf. captain, commander; white corn flour, corn, maize; unripe pod (Andes, Southern Cone), capital

n. diameter, calibre, caliber

the responses in a personal interview are keyed directly into a computer and the interview is managed by a specifically designed programme. The programme checks for invalid responses and will not accept responses outside prescribed limits,later editing and keying in of data is avoided; it's then downloaded direct to HQ for analysis.

personal interviewers put answers straight onto a laptop computer and down-load to head office every night.