3
too-careful
2
careful(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
attentive(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
cagey(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
calculating(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
canny(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
cautious(restrained, hesitant, reserved, suspicious)
0
chary(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
circumspect(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
discreet(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
gingerly(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
leery(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
noncommittal(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
on the lookout(expression, idiom, restrained, hesitant, reserved)
0
overcautious(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
prudent(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
reserved(restrained, hesitant, cautious, suspicious)
0
restrained(hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
reticent(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
0
safe(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
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