adj.; scruple &c (conscientiousness) 939.
watchfulness &c adj.; vigilance, surveillance, eyes of Argus†,
watch, vigil, look out, watch and ward, loeil du maitre [Fr.].
alertness &c (activity) 682; attention &c 457; prudence &c,
circumspection &c (caution) 864; anxiety; forethought &c 510;
precaution &c (preparation) 673; tidiness &c (order) 58, (cleanliness)
652; accuracy &c (exactness) 494; minuteness, attention to detail.
V. be careful &c adj.; reck†; take care &c (be cautious) 864; pay
attention to &c 457; take care of; look to, look after, see to, see
after; keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on; chaperon, matronize†, play
gooseberry; keep watch, keep watch and ward; mount guard, set watch,
watch; keep in sight, keep in view; mind, mind one's business.
look sharp, look about one; look with one's own eyes; keep a good
lookout, keep a sharp lookout; have all one's wits about one, have all
one's eyes about one; watch for &c (expect) 507; keep one's eyes open,
have the eyes open, sleep with one's eye open.
Adj. careful regardful, heedful; taking care &c v.; particular; prudent
&c (cautious) 864; considerate; thoughtful &c (deliberative) 451;
provident &c (prepared) 673; alert &c (active) 682; sure-footed.
guarded, on one's guard; on the qui vivre [Fr.], on the alert, on
watch, on the lookout; awake, broad awake, vigilant; watchful, wakeful,
wistful; Argus-eyed; wide awake &c (intelligent) 498; on the watch for
(expectant) 507.
tidy &c (orderly) 58, (clean) 652; accurate &c (exact) 494;
scrupulous &c (conscientious) 939; cavendo tutus &c (safe) 664 [Lat.].
Adv. carefully &c adj.; with care, gingerly.
Phr. quis custodiet istos custodes? [Lat.], who will watch the
watchers?; care will kill a cat [Wither]; ni bebas agua que no veas
[Sp.]; O polished perturbation! Golden care! [Henry IV]; the incessant
care and labor of his mind [Henry IV].