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