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on guard(adjective, idiom, adverb, keen)
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on the lookout(adjective, idiom, adverb, keen)
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on one's guard(adjective, idiom, care, caution)
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all ears(adjective, alert, careful, thoughtful)
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buttoned up(adjective, secure, short, careful)
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on the alert(adjective, idiom, care, alert)
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on the watch(adjective, idiom, adverb, alert)
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under restraint
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clammed up(careful, vague, reserved, ambiguous)
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disinclined to believe
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disposed to doubt
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free from danger(idiom, secure, safe, snug)
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hard hat(moderate, cautious, conventional, timid)
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hard of belief
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having foresight(cautious, tactful, circumspect)
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hedged in(verb, phrasal verb, conditions)
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holding to(moderate, cautious, conventional, timid)
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impervious to persuasion
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in a rut(idiom, moderate, cautious, timid)
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in leading strings
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