1
premeditating
1
prepared
1
providential
1
provisional
1
pussyfoot(careful, thoughtful, cautious, prudent, watchful)
1
ready
1
safe(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, judicious)
1
studious
1
taking it easy(expression, idiom, careful, thoughtful, prudent)
1
taking it slow(expression, idiom, careful, thoughtful, prudent)
1
tentative(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, judicious)
1
thinking twice(expression, careful, thoughtful, prudent, judicious)
1
trenchant
1
understanding
1
vigilant(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, guarded)
1
walking on eggs(expression, idiom, careful, thoughtful, prudent)
1
wary(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, guarded)
1
watching out(expression, careful, thoughtful, prudent, judicious)
0
canny
0
conservative
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