crumb
to pick up one's crumbs

gauntlet
...to pick up the gauntlet / to take up the gauntlet

phone
to pick up the phone

pick up
...stopped to pick up the passengers

pick-up
recolha

quarrel
to pick up a quarrel with

reception
...tried to pick up London, but the reception was very poor

scent
to pick up the scent again

speed
to pick up speed

stoop
she stooped to pick up the pencil

tab
to pick up the tab

telephone
to pick up the telephone

thread
to pick up the thread of

trail
to pick up the trail