• to defile, to splodge, to splotch
• to capture, to lead captive, to take prisoner
• to get sy into trouble, to put sy up the duff
• to baffle, to bewilder, to disorient, to disorientate, to mystify, to put about, to stick, stuck, to stump
• to aggravate, to drive to despair
• to amaze, to astound, to carry sy off his feet, to sweep sy off his feet
• to astonish, to sensationalize
• to inflict a wound upon sy