| send up a balloon(expression, idiom, check, examine, try) |
| set a figure(expression, idiom, consider, determine, reason) |
| shovel(action, investigate, dig, research, probe) |
| size up(verb, expression, check, consider, determine) |
| sort out(verb, expression, settle, resolve, view) |
| sound out(expression, investigate, ask, dig, penetrate) |
| spade(action, investigate, dig, research, probe) |
| stack up(verb, expression, check, examine, try) |
| substantiate(verb, check, examine, try, confirm) |
| sum(verb, consider, determine, examine, figure) |
| suppose(verb, consider, determine, examine, figure) |
| surmise(verb, consider, determine, examine, figure) |
| suspect(verb, consider, determine, reason, examine) |
| tap(verb, study, consider, examine, review) |
| tax(verb, consider, determine, examine, figure) |
| test(verb, check, examine, try, discover) |
| test the waters(expression, idiom, investigate, dig, penetrate) |
| think(verb, consider, determine, examine, figure) |
| think through(verb, expression, consider, determine, reason) |
| tour(verb, examine, try, discover, travel) |