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feeling wary(alert, careful)
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going to great lengths(idiom, wary, watchful)
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guard against(verb, phrasal verb)
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handling with kid gloves(idiom, suspicious, watchful)
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hanging back(uncertain, unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined)
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having foresight(tactful, circumspect)
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honest and straightforward
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imperial orders
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in a state(idiom, tense, uneasy, bothered)
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in chambers(mysterious, private, reticent)
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in doubt(wary, mistrustful, distrustful)
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in medio tutissimus(idiom, caution)
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in privacy(mysterious, private, reticent)
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in private(mysterious, private, reticent)
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in the background(idiom, mysterious, private, reticent)
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in the dark(idiom, mysterious, private, reticent)
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keep in sight(idiom, care)
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keep in view(idiom, care)
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like a clam(idiom, tactful, circumspect)
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mind one's business(idiom, care)
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