| not missing a trick(expression, adjective, idiom, alert, careful) |
| of a mind(expression, idiom, set, ready, qualified) |
| on alert(expression, keen, anxious, alert, careful) |
| on one's toes(adjective, adverb, wary) |
| on the defensive(expression, idiom) |
| on toes(expression, adjective, keen, anxious, alert) |
| overlooking no possibility(expression, idiom) |
| pawky |
| perceptive(adjective, sharp, bright, lively, alert) |
| planned(set, ready, qualified, willing, able) |
| politic |
| predisposed(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| prepared(adjective, set, ready, alert, careful) |
| prepped(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| primed(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| processed(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| psyched-up(adjective, set, ready, qualified, willing) |
| psyched up(expression, sharp, bright, lively, qualified) |
| put up(expression, adjective, set, ready, qualified) |
| qualified(adjective, set, ready, willing, able) |