| poke about(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| poke into(verb, expression, check, examine, look) |
| prospect(verb, study, check, consider, examine) |
| pry bar(noun, expression, idiom) |
| prying |
| pump(verb, examine, challenge, seek, search) |
| pursue(verb, determine, follow, discover, find) |
| put through the wringer(verb, expression, idiom, examine, challenge) |
| put to the question(verb, expression, idiom, examine, challenge) |
| query(verb, examine, challenge, request, seek) |
| quiz(verb, examine, challenge, seek, search) |
| raise question(verb, expression, examine, challenge, seek) |
| rake(verb, check, sound, examine, look) |
| reconnoitre |
| research(verb, study, consider, examine, review) |
| rifle(verb, examine, seize, search, rob) |
| roast(verb, examine, challenge, request, seek) |
| root out(verb, expression, separate, determine, follow) |
| run down(verb, expression, study, check, consider) |
| scent(search, detect) |