| eliminate(verb, reject, select, vet, fewness) |
| excerpt(verb, take, accept, love, determine) |
| opt for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, name, take) |
| pick out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, name, take) |
| screen(verb, separate, arrange, examine, organize) |
| winnow(verb, name, take, make, accept) |
| cull out |
| mark(verb, name, take, make, accept) |
| pull(verb, move, separate, withdraw, draw) |
| separate(verb, name, take, accept, love) |
| sift(verb, separate, arrange, organize, rank) |
| single(verb, choice) |
| thin(verb, adjective, gather, pick, select) |
| victim(noun, dupe) |
| clip(verb, reject, diminish) |
| cut(verb, reject, gain, gather, pick) |
| discriminate(verb, gather, pick, select) |
| handpick(verb, take, select, choose) |
| make a selection(verb, expression, idiom, take, make) |
| opt(verb, take, make, pick, select) |