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queer
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rape(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike)
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ruin(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike)
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sail into
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seize(take, disturb, discover, interrupt, disrupt)
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set on
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shoot down(verb, expression, advance, attack, abuse)
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skulk(verb, attack, hide, assault, surprise)
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slam(verb, advance, beat, attack, hit)
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slap around(verb, expression, advance, attack, abuse)
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smash(verb, beat, attack, hit, strike)
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spring a surprise(expression, idiom)
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spring on(expression, take, disturb, discover, seize)
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spring upon
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startle
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storm(verb, advance, attack, abuse, strike)
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swoop down upon(expression, idiom)
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take(disturb, discover, seize, interrupt, disrupt)
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take by surprise(expression, idiom)
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