scrutinize / pry into / be curiously / <<overly curious>> <c:colloq.> stick *one's nose into / <<overly curious>> <c:colloq.> be nosy / examine [a matter] in detail / inquire into / scrutiny / delve into details / search (thoroughly) / inquire into [a matter] closely / inquiry / inquisitive / curiousity / <<examine>> look into

prove / delve into / search for / look for / make a search for

hopelessness / be driven to despair / give up hope / desperate / hopeless / despair of / despair / give up all hope / despair of *one's fortune / despairing

hit upon / meet / bump into / run up against / run into / come across

encounter / meet with / come across / fall in with

encounter / meet / come across / face

happen to meet / encounter / come across

encounter / meet with / come across / fall in with

meeting / coming across / running across / run across / happen to meet / meeting with / encountering / happening to meet / meet / come across

be confronted with / encounter / meet with / come across / fall in with