4
surprise(verb, disturb, catch, interrupt, disrupt)
2
ambush(take, disturb, discover, seize, interrupt)
2
bushwhack(take, disturb, discover, seize, interrupt)
1
astonish
1
blindsided
1
burst in on(expression, idiom, take, disturb, discover)
1
capture(take, disturb, discover, seize, interrupt)
1
catch in the act(expression, idiom, take, disturb, discover)
1
catch napping(expression, disturb, interrupt, disrupt)
1
catch off-balance(expression, take, disturb, discover, seize)
1
catch off-guard(expression, take, disturb, discover, seize)
1
catch red-handed(expression, take, disturb, discover, seize)
1
come down on(expression, idiom, take, disturb, discover)
1
discover(take, disturb, seize, interrupt, disrupt)
1
drop in on(expression, idiom, take, disturb, discover)
1
grab(take, disturb, discover, seize, interrupt)
1
grasp(take, disturb, discover, seize, interrupt)
1
lay for(expression, take, disturb, discover, seize)
1
lie in wait(expression, idiom, take, disturb, discover)
1
nab(take, disturb, discover, seize, interrupt)
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