on the watch
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Roget 457:
attentive,
mindful,
observant,
regardful;
alive to,
awake to;
observing
etc.
v.;
alert,
open-eyed;
intent on,
taken up with,
occupied with,
engaged in;
engrossed in,
wrapped in,
absorbed,
rapt,
transfixed,
riveted,
mesmerized,
hypnotized;
glued to
(the TV, the window, a book);
breathless;
preoccupied
etc.
(inattentive)
458;
watchful
etc.
(careful)
459;
breathless,
undistracted,
upon the stretch;
on the watch
etc.
(expectant)
507.
steadfast.
[compelling attention]
interesting,
engrossing,
mesmerizing,
riveting.
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Roget 507:
expectant;
expecting
etc.
v.;
in expectation
etc.
n.;
on the watch
etc.
(vigilant)
459;
open-eyed,
open-mouthed,
in wide-eyed anticipation;
agape,
gaping,
all agog;
on tenterhooks,
on tiptoe,
on the tiptoe of expectation;
aux aguets†;
ready;
curious
etc.
455;
looking forward to.
expected
etc.
v.;
long expected,
foreseen;
in prospect
etc.
n.;
prospective;
in one's eye,
in one's view,
in the horizon,
on the horizon,
just over the horizon,
just around the corner,
around the corner;
impending
etc.
(destiny)
152.
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Roget 507:
on the watch
etc.
adj.;
with breathless expectation
etc.
n.;
with bated breath,
with rapt anticipation;
arrectis auribus [Lat.].
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