Cherry-pick and Take up

Cherry-pick verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Take up and cherry-pick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take up" instead a verb phrase "Cherry-pick".

Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

Cherry-pick and take up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cherry-pick" instead a verb "Take up".