4
be careful(verb, trouble, mind, notice, avoid)
4
take care(verb, expression, trouble, mind, notice)
3
be wary(verb, adverb, trouble, mind, notice)
3
step
2
beware(verb, mind, notice, avoid, attend)
2
take heed(verb, expression, mind, notice, avoid)
2
think twice(expression, mind, avoid, heed, beware)
2
tiptoe(slip, steal, hesitate, wander, waver)
1
attend(verb, mind, notice, avoid, heed)
1
avoid(verb, adverb, mind, slip, notice)
1
be alert(mind, avoid, heed)
1
be on guard(verb, trouble, mind, notice, avoid)
1
be watchful(adverb, mind, avoid, heed)
1
bend over backwards(expression, idiom)
1
cautious
1
creep(slip, steal, hesitate, wander, waver)
1
duck the issues(expression, idiom, slip, steal, wander)
1
exercise caution
1
glide(slip, steal, hesitate, wander, waver)
1
guard against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, mind, notice)
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