| alertness |
| all ears(expression, adjective, sharp, bright, lively) |
| attentive(adjective, keen, sharp, bright, lively) |
| careful(adjective, keen, sharp, bright, lively) |
| circumspect(adjective, keen, sharp, bright, lively) |
| heedful(adjective, sharp, bright, lively, alert) |
| observant(adjective, keen, sharp, bright, lively) |
| on guard(expression, keen, sharp, bright, lively) |
| on the ball(expression, idiom, keen, sharp, bright) |
| on the job(expression, idiom, keen, sharp, bright) |
| on the lookout(expression, adjective, idiom, sharp, lively) |
| vigilant(adjective, sharp, bright, lively, alert) |
| wary(adjective, keen, sharp, bright, lively) |
| wide-awake(adjective, keen, sharp, bright, lively) |
| active(adjective, sharp, bright, lively, alert) |
| acute(adjective, keen, anxious, alert, careful) |
| agog(adjective, keen, anxious, alert, careful) |
| alert(adjective, keen, lively, careful, caring) |
| anxious(adjective, keen, awkward, careful, unsettled) |
| awake(adjective, careful, considerate, responsive, disturbed) |