cast about in (someone's) mind

Translations
искать в (чьей-то) голове
He cast about in his mind for the right words to say.
Он искал в своей голове подходящие слова, чтобы сказать.
Definitions
To search or think carefully and thoroughly in one's mind for an idea, solution, or memory; to mentally explore different possibilities or recollections.
Words
cast

verb
искать
about

adverb
вокруг
in

preposition
в
someone

pronoun
кто-то
s
чей-то
mind

noun
ум