pick

[1]	pick out , select , choose , cull , sort out , hand-pick , single out , opt for , fix/decide upon/on , elect , settle upon/on , screen (out) , sift (out)
[2]	pluck , gather , collect , harvest , bring/take in , garner
[3]	provoke , foment , incite , start , initiate , work/stir up
[4]	pick at , criticize , carp at , find fault with , cavil (at/about) , quibble (at/about) , pick on , nag (at) , niggle (at) , harass , pester , annoy , irritate , bother nibble (at) , peck at
[5]	pick off , shoot (down) , kill
[6]	pick on , bully , ride , intimidate , abuse , browbeat , badger , harry , hector , harass , tease , taunt , needle , torment
[7]	pick out , discern , distinguish , tell apart , make out , recognize , separate , discriminate
[8]	pick up , raise (up) , lift (up) , heft , hoist , take up gather , collect , glean , take up tidy (up) , neaten , straighten up/out , clean (up) acquire , learn , become acquainted with , master , (Colloq) get the hang of acquire , find , come by , get hold of , obtain , buy , purchase , get improve , get better , gain , make headway , recover , perk up , rally , recoup , (make) progress , move ahead , increase , (Colloq) make a comeback accelerate , speed up arrest , apprehend , take into custody , (Colloq) pinch , collar , nab , bust , run in , pull in , (Brit) nick call for , give a lift/ride to , collect , go for/(US) after , go to get meet , introduce oneself to , strike up an acquaintance with , accost , make advances to catch , come down with , contract , get
[9]	pluck , cull
[10]	blame , find fault
[11]	clean
[12]	foot
[13]	pluck , plunk
[14]	break up
[15]	peck , beak
[16]	nibble , piece

[1]	choice , selection
[2]	picking
[3]	cream
[4]	woof , weft , filling
[5]	plectrum , plectron
[6]	pickax , pickaxe
[7]	choice , selection , choice , selection , option , option , preference
[8]	choicest , best , creme de la creme , cream