1. I don't know where my children have picked up those rude words.
2. I wondered why she'd picked me up.
3. Why do you always pick on John?
4. The telephone rang just as I was about to pick up the receiver.
5. Try to eat your lunch, Jane, you've been picking at it.
6. Please, will you pick up my parcel at the post office as you pass?
7. The weak points in his arguments were eagerly picked on by his opponents.
8. It is not safe to travel by standing at the roadside hoping to be picked up by passing motorists.
9. The fruit shop lets pick out for yourself the apples that you want to buy.
10. Pick out the dress that you like best and I’ll buy it for your birthday.
11. Most of the times he just picks at his food.
пытаться, делать попытку; стараться
test - take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice
подвергать испытанию, проверке
2) old - having lived for a long time; no longer young
старый
ancient - belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
древний
3) steal - take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
воровать, красть
rob - take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force
грабить
4) think - have a particular belief or idea
думать, мыслить
believe - accept that (something) is true, especially without proof
верить
5) clean - free from dirt, marks, or stains
чистый опрятный
clear - easy to perceive, understand, or interpret
светлый, ясный, понятный
6) desert - a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand
пустыня; пустынный район
dessert - the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal
десерт, сладкое (блюдо)
7) feel - be capable of sensation; be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched
чувствовать, ощущать; быть ощущать (что-л.); ощупывать, осязать, трогать, прикасаться
fill - put someone or something into (a space or container) so that it is completely or almost completely full
наполнять