| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | agonized over | worried intensely about |
| 2. | alarmed | made fearful or anxious |
| 3. | anticipated | expected in advance |
| 4. | arrested | taken into legal custody |
| 5. | assessed | evaluated or judged |
| 6. | bagged | caught successfully |
| 7. | balked at | hesitated before fearfully |
| 8. | blanched at | reacted with sudden fear |
| 9. | boxed in | trapped on all sides |
| 10. | brooded on | thought anxiously about |
| 11. | busted | arrested informally by police |
| 12. | captured | taken prisoner or control |
| 13. | caught | captured or seized |
| 14. | clapped in irons | put in restraints |
| 15. | closed in on | moved to trap |
| 16. | collared | caught by police |
| 17. | confined | kept under restraint |
| 18. | cornered | trapped with no escape |
| 19. | cut off | stopped from escaping |
| 20. | decoded | interpreted successfully |
| 21. | deduced | worked out logically |
| 22. | detained | held back officially |
| 23. | detected | noticed or discovered |
| 24. | discerned | noticed with effort |
| 25. | discovered | found or detected |
| 26. | divined | guessed or sensed |
| 27. | dreaded | feared greatly |
| 28. | ensnared | caught in a snare |
| 29. | entrapped | lured and caught |
| 30. | estimated | roughly judged |
| 31. | evaluated | judged the value of |
| 32. | expected | thought likely to happen |
| 33. | fathomed | understood deeply |
| 34. | feared | expected with anxiety |
| 35. | figured out | came to understand |
| 36. | flinched from | drew back fearfully |
| 37. | flushed out | driven out and caught |
| 38. | followed | understood what was said |
| 39. | foreboded | felt something bad coming |
| 40. | fretted over | worried repeatedly about |
| 41. | gathered | inferred or understood |
| 42. | gauged | judged or estimated |
| 43. | got | understood informally |
| 44. | grabbed | seized quickly |
| 45. | hauled in | brought in by authorities |
| 46. | held | kept in custody |
| 47. | hemmed in | surrounded and trapped |
| 48. | hunted down | found and caught |
| 49. | identified | recognized or singled out |
| 50. | inferred | concluded from evidence |
| 51. | intercepted | stopped before arrival |
| 52. | interpreted | understood the meaning |
| 53. | intuited | understood instinctively |
| 54. | judged | formed an opinion of |
| 55. | laid hands on | got hold of |
| 56. | laid hold of | seized physically |
| 57. | marked | noticed distinctly |
| 58. | nabbed | caught suddenly or informally |
| 59. | netted | captured successfully |
| 60. | noted | noticed carefully |
| 61. | observed | noticed or perceived |
| 62. | overpowered | defeated and restrained |
| 63. | parsed | analyzed for meaning |
| 64. | pegged | identified correctly |
| 65. | perceived | became aware of |
| 66. | picked up | taken into custody |
| 67. | pinched | arrested informally |
| 68. | pondered | thought about deeply |
| 69. | put under arrest | officially arrested |
| 70. | quailed at | shrank back in fear |
| 71. | realized | became aware of |
| 72. | recognized | identified correctly |
| 73. | reeled in | drawn in and caught |
| 74. | restrained | held back physically |
| 75. | rooted out | found and removed |
| 76. | rounded up | gathered and detained |
| 77. | run down | pursued and caught |
| 78. | run in | taken to police station |
| 79. | scooped up | gathered or seized quickly |
| 80. | secured | taken and held safely |
| 81. | seized | taken hold of forcibly |
| 82. | smoked out | forced out of hiding |
| 83. | snared | caught in a trap |
| 84. | subdued | brought under control |
| 85. | surrounded | enclosed on all sides |
| 86. | swept up | caught up in roundup |
| 87. | taken in | brought into custody |
| 88. | taken prisoner | captured as a prisoner |
| 89. | took in | understood or absorbed |
| 90. | tracked down | found after searching |
| 91. | trapped | caught with escape blocked |
| 92. | trembled at | felt fear of |
| 93. | troubled | caused worry or concern |
| 94. | twigged | understood suddenly |
| 95. | uncovered | discovered after concealment |
| 96. | understood | grasped the meaning |
| 97. | unnerved | made less confident |
| 98. | waylaid | stopped and seized |
| 99. | weighed | considered carefully |
| 100. | worried about | felt anxious about |