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keep ears open(expression, idiom, action, anxiety, alertness)
8
cock up ears(expression, idiom, action, anxiety, alertness)
8
prick up ears(expression, idiom, action, anxiety, alertness)
7
be on the alert(expression, idiom, action, anxiety, alertness)
7
exert oneself(expression, action, anxiety, alertness)
7
pull up socks(expression, idiom, action, anxiety, alertness)
7
strain oneself(expression, action, anxiety, alertness)
6
become alarmed(expression, action, anxiety, alertness)
6
grow wary(expression, action, anxiety, alertness)
5
become concerned(expression, action, anxiety, alertness)
5
grow suspicious(expression, action, anxiety, alertness)
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