grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
mastering — a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
obtaining — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
pursuing — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
seizing — the act of a person or thing that seizes.
snatching — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).