7
moderate(adjective, calm, reasonable, sensible, restrained)
7
on the lookout(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, keen)
7
regardful(adjective, kind, friendly, alert, careful)
7
thorough(adjective, sensible, careful, wise, shrewd)
6
calculating(adjective, reasonable, sensible, delicate, restrained)
6
aware(adjective, kind, keen, friendly, delicate)
6
noncommittal(adjective, quiet, moderate, gentle, restrained)
6
unadventurous(adjective, careful, sure, safe, prudent)
5
afraid(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, hesitant)
5
anxious(adjective, kind, keen, friendly, alert)
5
apprehensive(adjective, alert, modest, humble, careful)
5
exacting(adjective, wary, watchful, vigilant)
5
fastidious(adjective, delicate, careful, suspicious, wary)
5
hesitant(adjective, delicate, uncertain, restrained, modest)
5
nervous(adjective, anxious, modest, humble, hesitant)
5
painstaking(adjective, careful, thorough, scrupulous)
5
particular(adjective, care, careful, suspicious, wary)
5
precautious(adjective, careful, thoughtful, watchful, tactful)
5
punctilious(adjective, careful, prudent, wary, thorough)
5
reluctant(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble)
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