| perquisition(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| pursual(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| pursuance(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| pursuing(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| rifling(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| rooting about(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| rooting around(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| rummaging about(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| rummaging around(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| scavenge(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| scavenging(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| scouring(noun, attempt, seeking) |
| seeking after(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| seeking to find something(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| shakedown(slang, noun, attempt, seeking) |
| wild-goose chase(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| witch hunt(noun, expression, attempt, seeking) |
| roust around in(rare, obsolete, verb, phrasal verb, attempt) |
| look into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, study) |
| beat(verb, attempt, seeking) |