After years of avoiding the dentist and not brushing properly, Samuel's teeth began to decay.

decay means:

The strange man runs around the town square singing loudly and waving a toilet plunger in the air. He is nutty as a fruitcake.

Here nutty as a fruitcake means:

Riviera goes to the doctor because she is feverish and achy. The doctor tells her she has influenza.

influenza is a kind of:

Carol waited behind the curtain until the director gave her a silent cue to dance onto the stage.

cue means:

Mark was worried about what classes to take next year. His friend said, "Don't worry. You'll cross that bridge when you come to it."

Mark's friend thinks he should:

Diane and Boris raced to catch the train, but they missed the last one of the day. "This is quite the predicament," sighed Boris. " How are we going to get home on time?"

predicament means:

Mark has to prune his apple tree to keep it healthy. He chops down any branches that are growing in sideways, and he thins out the branches that are too close together.

prune means: