5
deception(noun, position, wait, ambuscade)
5
hiding place(noun, expression, break, position, wait)
5
pounce(noun, verb, take, force, attack)
5
strike(verb, drop, charge, beat, attack)
4
scupper
4
ambushment(noun, position, trap, wait, expectancy)
4
booby trap(noun, expression, idiom, trap)
4
fall upon
4
lure(noun, draw, fake, pull, bait)
4
net(noun, verb, take, attack, catch)
4
pounce upon(verb, expression, charge, beat, hurt)
3
blitz(noun, attack, assault)
3
hide(verb, attack, slip, lie, trap)
3
invasion(attack, assault)
3
lay for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, attack)
3
lie in ambush(expression, idiom)
3
mug(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
3
refuge(noun, place)
3
seize(verb, stop, take, force, attack)
3
set upon(expression, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
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