to lie in wait, to lurk
Kaum vorstellbar, dass in den Bergen die Räuber lauern sollen.
It's hard to imagine that robbers are lurking in the mountains.
— Die sieben Samurai (1954)
There are dangers lurking out there.
Aber viele Gefahren lauern in der Nacht.
But many dangers lurk in the night.
— A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)