2
attentive(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
2
cagey(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
2
careful(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
2
cautious(restrained, hesitant, reserved, suspicious)
2
chary(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
2
circumspect(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
2
cool
2
prudent(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
2
wary(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
2
watchful(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
1
conservative
1
discreet(adjective, restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious)
1
guarded
1
moderate
1
provident
1
thoughtful
1
unadventurous
1
unenterprising
0
bourgeois
0
calculating(restrained, hesitant, reserved, cautious, suspicious)
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