| at bay |
| aux abois |
| aux aguets |
| available(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| bright(sharp, lively, alert, aware, attentive) |
| cagey(adjective, sharp, bright, lively, alert) |
| conscious(adjective, wide-awake, wakeful) |
| coping with(expression, adjective, obstructive, defensive, recalcitrant) |
| defensively |
| deliberate |
| disposed(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| fast on the draw(expression, idiom, sharp, bright, lively) |
| fit(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| fixed(set, ready, qualified, willing, able) |
| framed(set, ready, qualified, willing, able) |
| gaffed(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| glued(adjective, alert, careful, cautious, attentive) |
| good hands(expression, sharp, bright, lively, alert) |
| groomed(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| handy(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |