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mean(close, careful, cheap, narrow, miserly)
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money-saving(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
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near(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
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nervous(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
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on guard(expression, adjective, alert, careful, cautious)
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overcautious(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
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penny-wise(close, mean, careful, practical, prudent)
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penurious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
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politic(careful, thoughtful, caution, cautious, shrewd)
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prudential(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
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rapacious(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
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reticent(adjective, restrained, modest, humble, shy)
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retiring(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
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scant(adjective, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
2
sharp(adjective, shrewd, scheming, manipulative)
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skeptical(suspicious, wary, mistrustful, distrustful)
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suspecting(wary, mistrustful, distrustful)
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tactful(adjective, cautious, circumspect)
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thoughtful(adjective, reasonable, sensible, deliberate, restrained)
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tight(close, mean, careful, prudent, sparing)
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