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