1 to select

2 to pick

3 choice

4 option

5 alternative

1 by fair means or foul

2 by hook or by crook

3 unscrupulously

1 to choose (literary)

1 to pick

2 to pluck

3 to collect

4 to select

5 to choose

6 to gather

1 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)

2 to take

1 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)

2 wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]

1 lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers

1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)

1 to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)

1 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers

2 When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.