to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend