9
ambush(verb, take, attack, disturb, discover)
8
waylay(verb, take, attack, discover, trap)
8
ambuscade(verb, attack, contain, trap, assault)
7
lurk(verb, attack, hide, contain, trap)
6
surprise(verb, take, attack, disturb, catch)
5
assault(verb, attack, strike, rush, contain)
5
scupper
4
attack(verb, abuse, strike, rush, assault)
4
lie in wait(verb, expression, idiom, take, attack)
3
assail(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike)
2
blitz(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike)
2
catch off-guard(expression, take, disturb, discover, seize)
2
catch unawares(expression, take, disturb, discover, seize)
2
charge(verb, attack, abuse, strike, rush)
2
come down on(expression, idiom, take, advance, attack)
2
drop in on(expression, idiom, take, disturb, discover)
2
go for(verb, expression, advance, attack, abuse)
2
hit(verb, beat, attack, strike, smack)
2
intercept(verb, attack, hide, assault, surprise)
2
jump(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike)
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