3
surprise(verb, delight, catch, shock, trap)
2
astonish(delight, shock, alarm, astound, startle)
1
ambush
1
befall(beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass, overhaul)
1
better(beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass, overhaul)
1
blindsided
1
burst in on
1
bushwhack
1
catch in the act
1
catch pass(expression, beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass)
1
catch up with(expression, idiom, beat, pass, overwhelm)
1
come upon(expression, beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass)
1
discover
1
engulf(beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass, overhaul)
1
gain on(expression, beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass)
1
get past(expression, beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass)
1
get to(expression, beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass)
1
happen(beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass, overhaul)
1
hit(beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass, overhaul)
1
leave behind(expression, beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass)
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