Possible Clues:

• Make a preliminary examination
• Check out
• Case study number one — beginning of talks between soldiers on both sides
• Arising from assertion, no certifiable case
• Survey made by engineers — notice no end of gear being faulty
• Make military examination of (a region)
• Scout; explore
• Make a military observation of (an area)
• Act as a scout
• Look around one corner — it will be surprising