I checked to make sure that he was still alive.
Check back tomorrow; I will see if the book has arrived.
He ran out of money, so he had to stop playing poker.
To greatly frustrate someone. To drive someone crazy, insane, bonkers, or bananas.
Someone who is beating around the bush is someone who avoids the main point.
A person who does not speak a great deal; someone who talks with as few words as possible.