Hi. Can I use 'studies' here to mean that the teacher observes them? (to make sure they're honest)
Teacher: All right, have you all done your homework?
The students nod. The teacher studies them.
Teacher: Are you sure?
Yes. Maybe ... studies their faces or looks carefully at their expressions.
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Yes. Maybe ... studies their faces
or
looks carefully at their expressions.
Clive