cautious

“They're more cautious players than that. It may be that they're leading with Chinese characteristics, which is what they might say themselves.”

He was showing signs of fear, anxiety and stress and “is cautious and fearful around new people,” his staff notes stated.

Nothing too serious, but when you are 101 years old you need to be cautious.

Until that becomes clearer, individuals should be cautious about making rash purchasing decisions.

Amos Hochstein, who has led the Biden administration’s efforts to end more than one year of conflict, was expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday amid cautious optimism in Lebanon.