8
waylay(verb, take, disturb, discover, seize)
7
ambush(verb, take, attack, disturb, discover)
7
lurk(verb, move, attack, hide, trap)
5
ambuscade(verb, attack, hide, trap, assault)
4
bushwhack(verb, take, attack, disturb, discover)
3
bide(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
3
mark time(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
3
scupper
3
skulk(verb, attack, slip, hide, assault)
3
sweat it out(expression, idiom)
3
wait(verb, stop, stay, slip, rest)
2
abide(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
await(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
cool it(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
fill time(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
hang around(verb, expression, stop, stay, rest)
2
hold on(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
hold the phone(expression, idiom, stop, delay, stay)
2
lay for(verb, expression, take, attack, disturb)
2
lie in ambush(expression, idiom)
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