# Get 1st, 3rd, and 5th words
awk '{print $1, $3, $5}'
# Get last 3 words
awk '{print $(NF-2), $(NF-1), $NF}'
awk -F ';' '{print $2}'
# Split line by ": ", using "-F" argument
awk -F ': ' '{print $2}'
COLUMN=3
awk -v C=$COLUMN '{print $C}'
awk '{print $1 ":" $2}'