22
jump(noun, verb, take, attack, rush)
20
swoop(noun, verb, take, descend)
19
leap(noun, verb, drop, attack, fall)
15
spring(noun, verb, drop, take, attack)
14
bound(noun, verb, drop, take, attack)
10
hop(noun, verb, drop, fall, jump)
9
strike(noun, verb, take)
9
attack(noun, verb, take, rush, seize)
8
vault(noun, verb, drop, fall, jump)
8
lunge
8
skip(noun, verb, drop, fall, jump)
7
dive(noun, verb, drop, take, attack)
7
ambush(noun, verb, take, force, attack)
7
descent(noun, attack, assault)
7
fall upon(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, take)
6
bounce(verb, drop, fall, jump, spring)
6
capriole(verb, drop, fall, spring, skip)
6
dash(noun, verb, take, attack, seize)
5
hurdle(noun, verb, drop, fall, jump)
4
drop(noun, verb, take, attack, fall)
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