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on the ball(expression, idiom, keen, sharp, bright)
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on the job(expression, idiom, keen, sharp, bright)
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on the qui vive(expression, idiom, keen, sharp, bright)
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open-eyed(adjective, keen, alert, careful, cautious)
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overcautious(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
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perceptive(adjective, sharp, bright, sensible, lively)
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percipient(adjective, reasoning, intellectual, mental)
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perspicacious(adjective, sound, reasonable, smart, sensible)
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reflective(sound, reasonable, moderate, honest, sensible)
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reserved(adjective, reasonable, sensible, restrained, modest)
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reticent(adjective, restrained, modest, humble, hesitant)
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sane(adjective, sound, reasonable, moderate, honest)
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sapient(adjective, reasonable, honest, sensible, fair)
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sharp(adjective, keen, bright, sensible, lively)
2
shrewd(adjective, careful, wise, prudent, clever)
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slack(adjective, wary, unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined)
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sober(adjective, sound, reasonable, sensible, thoughtful)
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sound(adjective, reasonable, moderate, honest, sensible)
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tender(adjective, understanding, kind, sympathetic, polite)
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thinking(sound, reasonable, sensible, reasoning, intellectual)
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