2
evasive(careful, vague, ambiguous, equivocal, sneaky)
2
exact(adjective, careful, thorough, scrupulous)
2
expedient(sensible, careful, wise, tight, shrewd)
2
fabian
2
faltering
2
fearful(adjective, moderate, modest, humble, hesitant)
2
finical(adjective, vigilant)
2
furtive(adjective, mysterious, private, reticent, sneaky)
2
halting
2
helpful(adjective, kind, friendly, alert, careful)
2
incredulous(wary, mistrustful, distrustful)
2
indecisive
2
interested(adjective, attentive)
2
judicial(sensible, wise, shrewd)
2
lazy(adjective, uncertain, diffident, tentative)
2
loath(adjective, uncertain, modest, humble, shy)
2
methodical(frugal, parsimonious, thrifty)
2
non-committal
2
on one's guard(expression, adjective, idiom, caution, wary)
2
on the alert(expression, adjective, idiom, alert, attentive)
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