work out 解决;作出
Britain, too, must work out what it wants from the eu.
英国也必须解决一个问题，即本国想从欧盟得到什么。
The situation worked out quite well.
情况到最后相当不错。

make up 编造
The whole story is made up.
整个故事完全是虚构出来的。

figure out计算出，解决; 弄明白
What are they trying to figure out?
他们试图弄清楚那是什么？
Figure out what works for you.
找出最适合你的方式。