to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
offender; criminal; culprit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
mental; spiritual; emotional
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
individual; private person; personal; natural person
another thing; exception; special case
individual; one by one; separate; each
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person