cut off, cut up, cut across, pick out, pick off, pick up

 

 
I usually ______ the park on my way home.
He ______ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
I felt alone, ______ from friends, high above the firm earth.
A competition was held to ______ the best table tennis player.
We use one of the two knives to ______ the beef.
All the best apples have been ______ by the children.