3
bushwhack(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike)
3
combat(verb, stop, charge, meet, beat)
3
crack down on(expression, idiom)
3
cry out against(expression, idiom)
3
cry out on(expression, idiom)
3
cry shame upon(expression, idiom)
3
decry(verb, insult, disparage, denounce, belittle)
3
descend upon(verb, expression, attack, bother, enter)
3
excoriate(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand)
3
fall
3
fight(verb, charge, attack, struggle, resist)
3
gang up on(expression, idiom)
3
hammer(verb, beat, attack, separate, criticize)
3
harass(verb, trouble, force, attack, bother)
3
hit like lightning(expression, idiom)
3
lay hands on(expression, idiom)
3
lunge(verb, force, attack, push, rush)
3
molest(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
3
pitch(verb, force, push, stick, sink)
3
pounce on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, hide)
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